RARRES2, encoding the novel adipokine chemerin, is a genetic determinant of disproportionate regional body fat distribution: a comparative magnetic resonance imaging study.

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Visceral fat mass is a strong and independent predictor of obesity-related disorders. To date, little is known about the genetic determinants of regional body fat distribution in humans. As candidates of regional fat distribution, we investigated the fat mass- and obesity-associated gene, the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-delta gene, and the retinoic acid receptor responder 2 (RARRES2) gene. We...

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