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Identification of rs7350481 at chromosome 11q23.3 as a novel susceptibility locus for metabolic syndrome in Japanese individuals by an exome-wide association study.
Oncotarget - 13 Jun 2017
Yamada Yoshiji, Sakuma Jun, Takeuchi Ichiro, Yasukochi Yoshiki, Kato Kimihiko, Oguri Mitsutoshi, Fujimaki Tetsuo, Horibe Hideki, Muramatsu Masaaki, Sawabe Motoji, Fujiwara Yoshinori, Taniguchi Yu, Obuchi Shuichi, Kawai Hisashi, Shinkai Shoji, Mori Seijiro, Arai Tomio, Tanaka Masashi
Abstract excerpt
We have performed exome-wide association studies to identify genetic variants that influence body mass index or confer susceptibility to obesity or metabolic syndrome in Japanese. The exome-wide association study for body mass index included 12,890 subjects, and those for obesity and metabolic syndrome included 12,968 subjects (3954 individuals with obesity, 9014 controls) and 6817 subjects (3998 individuals with...
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