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The myostatin rs1805086 variant is associated with obesity in Mexican adults, independently of metabolic risk factors.

Vianney Curiel-CervantesJuan Carlos Solís-SáinzPaula Costa-UrrutiaAdriana Aguilar-GalarzaKarla L Flores-ViverosTeresa de Jesús García-GascaMiriam Aracely Anaya-Loyola
Published in: Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals (2020)
Heterozygosity for rs1805086 showed a predisposition to having elevated overall and central obesity parameters. This association with adiposity seems to be independent of metabolic risk.
Keyphrases
  • insulin resistance
  • weight gain
  • risk factors
  • metabolic syndrome
  • weight loss
  • high fat diet induced
  • type diabetes
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle
  • body mass index
  • physical activity