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Common variants at CDKAL1 and KLF9 are associated with body mass index in east Asian populations.
Nature genetics - 19 Feb 2012
Okada Yukinori, Kubo Michiaki, Ohmiya Hiroko, Takahashi Atsushi, Kumasaka Natsuhiko, Hosono Naoya, Maeda Shiro, Wen Wanqing, Dorajoo Rajkumar, Go Min Jin, Zheng Wei, Kato Norihiro, Wu Jer-Yuarn, Lu Qi, Tsunoda Tatsuhiko, Yamamoto Kazuhiko, Nakamura Yusuke, Kamatani Naoyuki, Tanaka Toshihiro
Abstract excerpt
Obesity is a disorder with a complex genetic etiology, and its epidemic is a worldwide problem. Although multiple genetic loci associated with body mass index, the most common measure of obesity, have been identified in European populations, few studies have focused on Asian populations. Here we report a genome-wide association study and replication studies with 62,245 east Asian subjects, which identified two...
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