Associations between body mass index-related genetic variants and adult body composition: The Fenland cohort study

New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk

(2016) Yingchang Lu et al.   Nature Communications

New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution

(2015) Dmitry Shungin et al.   NATURE

Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

(2015) Adam E. Locke et al.   NATURE

The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

(2015) Thomas W. Winkler et al.   PLoS Genetics

Combined effect of established BMI loci on obesity-related traits in an Algerian population sample

(2014) Manel Nassima Badsi et al.   BMC GENETICS

Effects of established BMI-associated loci on obesity-related traits in a French representative population sample

(2014) Louisa Goumidi et al.   BMC GENETICS

Associations of Genetic Risk Score with Obesity and Related Traits and the Modifying Effect of Physical Activity in a Chinese Han Population

(2014) Jingwen Zhu et al.   PLoS One

Comparison of the Body Adiposity Index to Body Mass Index in Korean Women

(2014) Yeon-Ah Sung et al.   YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL

Associations Between Genetic Obesity Susceptibility and Early Postnatal Fat and Lean Mass

(2014) Cathy E. Elks et al.   JAMA Pediatrics

Body Fat Distribution and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

(2012) Jean-Pierre Després   CIRCULATION

Candidate Gene Association Study of BMI-Related Loci, Weight, and Adiposity in Old Age

(2012) R. A. Murphy et al.   JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci

(2012)   NATURE GENETICS

Measuring Adiposity in Patients: The Utility of Body Mass Index (BMI), Percent Body Fat, and Leptin

(2012) Nirav R. Shah et al.   PLoS One

Genome-Wide Association for Abdominal Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Reveals a Novel Locus for Visceral Fat in Women

(2012) Caroline S. Fox et al.   PLoS Genetics

Long-Term Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes and Measures of Overall and Regional Obesity: The EPIC-InterAct Case-Cohort Study

(2012)   PLOS MEDICINE

Genetic variation near IRS1 associates with reduced adiposity and an impaired metabolic profile

(2011) Tuomas O Kilpeläinen et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Body Configuration as a Predictor of Mortality: Comparison of Five Anthropometric Measures in a 12 Year Follow-Up of the Norwegian HUNT 2 Study

(2011) Halfdan Petursson et al.   PLoS One

Association between birth weight and visceral fat in adults

(2010) Emanuella De Lucia Rolfe et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

A map of human genome variation from population-scale sequencing

(2010) Richard M. Durbin et al.   NATURE

Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

(2010) Elizabeth K Speliotes et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Obesity genes identified in genome-wide association studies are associated with adiposity measures and potentially with nutrient-specific food preference

(2009) Florianne Bauer et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

A Flexible and Accurate Genotype Imputation Method for the Next Generation of Genome-Wide Association Studies

(2009) Bryan N. Howie et al.   PLoS Genetics

Comparisons of percentage body fat, body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-stature ratio in adults

(2008) Katherine M Flegal et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Accuracy of body mass index in diagnosing obesity in the adult general population

(2008) A Romero-Corral et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

(2008) Cristen J Willer et al.   NATURE GENETICS