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A genome-wide scan for abdominal fat assessed by computed tomography in the Québec Family Study.
Diabetes - 1 Mar 2001
Pérusse L, Rice T, Chagnon Y C, Després J P, Lemieux S, Roy S, Lacaille M, Ho-Kim M A, Chagnon M, Province M A, Rao D C, Bouchard C
Abstract excerpt
To identify chromosomal regions harboring genes influencing the propensity to store fat in the abdominal area, a genome-wide scan for abdominal fat was performed in the Quebec Family Study. Cross-sectional areas of the amount of abdominal total fat (ATF) and abdominal visceral fat (AVF) were assessed from a computed tomography scan taken at L4-L5 in 521 adult subjects. Abdominal subcutaneous fat (ASF) was...
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