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A Comprehensive Analysis of Common and Rare Variants to Identify Adiposity Loci in Hispanic Americans: The IRAS Family Study (IRASFS).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Gao Chuan, Wang Nan, Guo Xiuqing, Ziegler Julie T, Taylor Kent D, Xiang Anny H, Hai Yang, Kridel Steven J, Nadler Jerry L, Kandeel Fouad, Raffel Leslie J, Chen Yii-Der I, Norris Jill M, Rotter Jerome I, Watanabe Richard M, Wagenknecht Lynne E, Bowden Donald W, Speliotes Elizabeth K, Goodarzi Mark O, Langefeld Carl D, Palmer Nicholette D
Abstract excerpt
Obesity is growing epidemic affecting 35% of adults in the United States. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified numerous loci associated with obesity. However, the majority of studies have been completed in Caucasians focusing on total body measures of adiposity. Here we report the results from genome-wide and exome chip association studies focusing on total body measures of adiposity...
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