Genome-wide association study of neck circumference identifies sex-specific loci independent of generalized adiposity

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Neck circumference, an index of upper airway fat, has been suggested to be an important measure of body-fat distribution with unique associations with health outcomes such as obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic disease. This study aims to study the genetic bases of neck circ...

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Autores principales: Liu, Yaowu, Zhang, Xiaoyu, Lee, Jiwon, Smelser, Diane, Cade, Brian, Chen, Han, Zhou, Hufeng, Kirchner, H. Lester, Lin, Xihong, Mukherjee, Sutapa, Hillman, David, Liu, Ching-Ti, Redline, Susan, Sofer, Tamar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8236408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33907307
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00817-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8236408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33907307
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00817-2

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