A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry

Autor: Wiencke, John, Witte, John, Wrensch, Margaret, Monda, KL, Chen, GK, Taylor, KC, Palmer, C, Edwards, TL, Lange, LA, Ng, MCY, Adeyemo, AA, Allison, MA, Bielak, LF
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Wiencke, John; Witte, John; Wrensch, Margaret; Monda, KL; Chen, GK; Taylor, KC; et al.(2013). A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry. UC San Francisco: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0v07x94r
Popis: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 36 loci associated with body mass index (BMI), predominantly in populations of European ancestry. We conducted a meta-analysis to examine the association of >3.2 million SNPs with BMI in 39,144 men and
Databáze: OpenAIRE