Genetic variation on chromosome 1 associated with variation in body fat distribution in men.

doi:10.1161/01.cir.92.5.1089

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Genetic variation on chromosome 1 associated with variation in body fat distribution in men.

Circulation - 1 Sept 1995

Hegele R A, Brunt J H, Connelly P W

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BACKGROUND: Interindividual variation in fat deposition in swine is determined by loci on porcine chromosome 4, which are contained in a region that is syntenic with part of the long arm of human chromosome 1. We hypothesized that genomic variation of chromosome 1q would be associated with variat...

Topics

Adipose Tissue
Alberta
Angiotensinogen
Body Constitution
Body Mass Index
Christianity
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
Consanguinity
Gene Frequency
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Humans
Linkage Disequilibrium
Male
Obesity
Sex Chromosomes

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