Article
Replication study of 15 recently published Loci for body fat distribution in the Japanese population.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 2013
Hotta Kikuko, Kitamoto Aya, Kitamoto Takuya, Mizusawa Seiho, Teranishi Hajime, So Rina, Matsuo Tomoaki, Nakata Yoshio, Hyogo Hideyuki, Ochi Hidenori, Nakamura Takahiro, Kamohara Seika, Miyatake Nobuyuki, Kotani Kazuaki, Itoh Naoto, Mineo Ikuo, Wada Jun, Yoneda Masato, Nakajima Atsushi, Funahashi Tohru, Miyazaki Shigeru, Tokunaga Katsuto, Masuzaki Hiroaki, Ueno Takato, Chayama Kazuaki, Hamaguchi Kazuyuki, Yamada Kentaro, Hanafusa Toshiaki, Oikawa Shinichi, Sakata Toshiie, Tanaka Kiyoji, Matsuzawa Yuji, Nakao Kazuwa, Sekine Akihiro
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Visceral fat accumulation plays an integral role in morbidity and mortality rates by increasing the risk of developing metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. New genetic loci associated with fat distribution, measured by waist-hip ratios and computed tomography (CT), have recently been identified by genome-wide association studies in European-descent populations. This...
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