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Fat depot-specific expression of HOXC9 and HOXC10 may contribute to adverse fat distribution and related metabolic traits.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Jan 2016
Brune Jakob E, Kern Matthias, Kunath Anne, Flehmig Gesine, Schön Michael R, Lohmann Tobias, Dressler Miriam, Dietrich Arne, Fasshauer Mathias, Kovacs Peter, Stumvoll Michael, Blüher Matthias, Klöting Nora
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Independent previous studies in both rodents and humans suggest a role of developmental genes in the origin of obesity and body fat distribution. Here, the hypothesis that human adipose tissue (AT) expression of the developmental genes homeobox transcription factors C9 (HOXC9) and C10 (HOXC10) is fat depot-specific and related to obesity-related traits was tested. METHODS: In 636 individuals, HOXC9 and...
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