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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...
Autores principales: | Sun, Chang, Kovacs, Peter, Guiu-Jurado, Esther |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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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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