Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
February 15, 2015
Summary:
Body fat distribution is a heritable trait and a well-established
predictor of adverse metabolic outcomes, independent of overall
adiposity. To increase our understanding of the genetic basis of body
fat distribution and its molecular links to cardiometabolic traits, here
we conduct genome-wide association meta-analyses of traits related to
waist and hip circumferences in up to 224,459 individuals. We identify
49 loci (33 new) associated with waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for body
mass index (BMI), and an additional 19 loci newly associated with
related waist and hip circumference measures (P < 5 × 10−8).
In total, 20 of the 49 waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI loci show
significant sexual dimorphism, 19 of which display a stronger effect in
women. The identified loci were enriched for genes expressed in adipose
tissue and for putative regulatory elements in adipocytes. Pathway
analyses implicated adipogenesis, angiogenesis, transcriptional
regulation and insulin resistance as processes affecting fat
distribution, providing insight into potential pathophysiological
mechanisms.
Published in
Nature
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 518 , p.187 -191
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature14132
ISSN
280836
Subjects
Notes
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