Protein-truncating variants in BSN are associated with severe adult-onset obesity, type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease
Yajie Zhao, Maria Chukanova, Katherine A. Kentistou, Zammy Fairhurst-Hunter, Anna Maria Siegert, Raina Jia, Georgina K.C. Dowsett, Eugene J. Gardner, Felix R. Day, Lena R Kaisinger, Yi‐Chun Loraine Tung, Brian Lam, Hsiao‐Jou Cortina Chen, Quanli Wang, Jaime Berumen-Campos, , John R. B. Perry
The paper identifies protein-truncating variants in BSN associated with severe adult-onset obesity, type 2 diabetes, and fatty liver disease, with no effect on childhood adiposity.
medRxiv · Jun 14, 2023 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine