Genome-wide association for abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose reveals a novel locus for visceral fat in women.

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Genome-wide association for abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose reveals a novel locus for visceral fat in women.

PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2012

Fox Caroline S, Liu Yongmei, White Charles C, Feitosa Mary, Smith Albert V, Heard-Costa Nancy, Lohman Kurt, Johnson Andrew D, Foster Meredith C, Greenawalt Danielle M, Griffin Paula, Ding Jinghong, Newman Anne B, Tylavsky Fran, Miljkovic Iva, Kritchevsky Stephen B, Launer Lenore, Garcia Melissa, Eiriksdottir Gudny, Carr J Jeffrey, Gudnason Vilmunder, Harris Tamara B, Cupples L Adrienne, Borecki Ingrid B

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Body fat distribution, particularly centralized obesity, is associated with metabolic risk above and beyond total adiposity. We performed genome-wide association of abdominal adipose depots quantified using computed tomography (CT) to uncover novel loci for body fat distribution among participants of European ancestry. Subcutaneous and visceral fat were quantified in 5,560 women and 4,997 men from 4...

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