Allelic variants in vitamin D receptor gene are associated with adiposity measures in the central-European population.

Julie Bienertová-VaškůFilip ZlámalAneta PohořaláOndřej MikešMonika Goldbergová-PávkováJan NovákZbyněk ŠplíchalHynek Pikhart

Published in: BMC medical genetics (2017)

Our study suggests that genetic variability in the VDR region may be an important factor influencing anthropometric characteristics associated with obesity.

Keyphrases

copy number
insulin resistance
genome wide
weight gain
weight loss
high fat diet induced
adipose tissue
dna methylation
skeletal muscle
genome wide identification