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Observational and Genetic Associations of Body Mass Index and Hepatobiliary Diseases in a Relatively Lean Chinese Population.
JAMA network open - 1 Oct 2020
Pang Yuanjie, Kartsonaki Christiana, Lv Jun, Millwood Iona Y, Yu Canqing, Guo Yu, Chen Yiping, Bian Zheng, Yang Ling, Chen Junshi, Clarke Robert, Walters Robin, Wu Shukuan, Li Huimei, Holmes Michael V, Li Liming, Chen Zhengming
Abstract excerpt
Importance: There is some support for the existence of genetic associations between adiposity and certain hepatobiliary diseases in Western populations. However, there is little evidence of such genetic associations in China, where the causes of these diseases may differ from those in Western populations and the mean body mass index (BMI) is much lower. Objectives: To compare the observational associations of BMI...
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