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NUDT3 rs206936 is associated with body mass index in obese Japanese women.
Endocrine journal - 1 Jan 2013
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, Komatsu Ryoya, 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, Hotta Kikuko
Abstract excerpt
The predominant risk factor of metabolic syndrome is intra-abdominal fat accumulation, which is determined by waist circumference, waist-hip ratio measurements and visceral fat area (VFA); the latter can be accurately measured by performing computed tomography (CT). In addition to environmental factors, genetic factors play an important role in obesity and fat distribution. New genetic loci associated with body...
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