Apple or pear: size and shape matter.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.03.016.
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Abstract
Obesity-related morbidity and mortality are related to fat accumulation and fat distribution in humans. Two large-scale meta-analyses recently published in Nature by Shungin et al. (2015) and Locke et al. (2015) report novel genetic associations for central and overall obesity; these greatly advance our understanding of the biology of obesity.
Medical subject headings
- Adipose Tissue
- Body Fat Distribution
- Body Mass Index
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Insulin
- Obesity
- Quantitative Trait Loci