Genetics of Body Fat Distribution: Comparative Analyses in Populations with European, Asian and African Ancestries

Preferential fat accumulation in visceral vs. subcutaneous depots makes obese individuals more prone to metabolic complications. Body fat distribution (FD) is regulated by genetics. FD patterns vary across ethnic groups independent of obesity. Asians have more and Africans have less visceral fat com...

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Autores principales: Sun, Chang, Kovacs, Peter, Guiu-Jurado, Esther
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8228180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34072523
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes12060841

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8228180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34072523
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes12060841

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