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Susceptibility variants for waist size in relation to abdominal, visceral, and hepatic adiposity in postmenopausal women.
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - 1 Jul 2012
Lim Unhee, Ernst Thomas, Wilkens Lynne R, Albright Cheryl L, Lum-Jones Annette, Seifried Ann, Buchthal Steven D, Novotny Rachel, Kolonel Laurence N, Chang Linda, Cheng Iona, Le Marchand Loïc
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies have identified common genetic variants that can contribute specifically to the risk of abdominal adiposity, as measured by waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio. However, it is unknown whether these genetic risk factors affect relative body fat distribution in the abdominal visceral and subcutaneous compartments. The association between imaging-based abdominal fat mass and...
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