Genome-wide association study of abdominal MRI-measured visceral fat: The multiethnic cohort adiposity phenotype study.
Few studies have explored the genetic underpinnings of intra-abdominal visceral fat deposition, which varies substantially by sex and race/ethnicity. Among 1,787 participants in the Multiethnic Cohort (MEC)-Adiposity Phenotype Study (MEC-APS), we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of t...
Main Authors: | Samantha A Streicher, Unhee Lim, S Lani Park, Yuqing Li, Xin Sheng, Victor Hom, Lucy Xia, Loreall Pooler, John Shepherd, Lenora W M Loo, Thomas Ernst, Steven Buchthal, Adrian A Franke, Maarit Tiirikainen, Lynne R Wilkens, Christopher A Haiman, Daniel O Stram, Iona Cheng, Loïc Le Marchand |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279932 |
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