Regional fat depot masses are influenced by protein-coding gene variants
Matt J. Neville, Laura B. L. Wittemans, Katherine E. Pinnick, Marijana Todorčević, Risto Kaksonen, Kirsi Hannele Pietiläinen, Jian’an Luan, Robert A. Scott, Nicholas J. Wareham, Claudia Langenberg, Fredrik Karpe
This study identifies genetic variants associated with specific fat depot masses using exome-wide analysis in large cohorts, revealing distinct genetic regulation of different fat depots.
PLoS ONE · May 30, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics