The link between liver fat and cardiometabolic diseases is highlighted by genome-wide association study of MRI-derived measures of body composition

The link between liver fat and cardiometabolic diseases is highlighted by genome-wide association study of MRI-derived measures of body composition

A GWAS study of European individuals uncovers genetic associations between whole-body MRI derived measures and cardiometabolic diseases and highlights the key role of liver fat in cardiometabolic health.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dennis van der Meer, Tiril P. Gurholt, Ida E. Sønderby, Alexey A. Shadrin, Guy Hindley, Zillur Rahman, Ann-Marie G. de Lange, Oleksandr Frei, Olof D. Leinhard, Jennifer Linge, Rozalyn Simon, Dani Beck, Lars T. Westlye, Sigrun Halvorsen, Anders M. Dale, Tom H. Karlsen, Tobias Kaufmann, Ole A. Andreassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04237-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04237-4

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