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Contribution of genetics to visceral adiposity and its relation to cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
Nature medicine - 1 Sept 2019
Karlsson Torgny, Rask-Andersen Mathias, Pan Gang, Höglund Julia, Wadelius Claes, Ek Weronica E, Johansson Åsa
Abstract excerpt
Visceral adipose tissue (VAT)-fat stored around the internal organs-has been suggested as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic disease1-3, as well as all-cause, cardiovascular-specific and cancer-specific mortality4,5. Yet, the contribution of genetics to VAT, as well as its disease-related effects, are largely unexplored due to the requirement for advanced imaging technologies to...
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