Article
Inherited basis of visceral, abdominal subcutaneous and gluteofemoral fat depots
2021-08-26
Abstract excerpt
<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> For any given level of overall adiposity – as commonly quantified by body mass index (BMI) within clinical practice – individuals vary considerably in fat distribution. We and others have noted that increased visceral fat (VAT) is associated with increased cardiometabolic risk, while gluteofemoral fat (GFAT) may be protective. Familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD) – often caused by rare variants...
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- Literature Corpus work
- d1ff2168-76ad-51f1-9576-c1bc3e2b1a19
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.08.24.21262564
