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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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