Effects of Obesity Related Genetic Variations on Visceral and Subcutaneous Fat Distribution in a Chinese Population

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

Association of polymorphisms in GCKR and TRIB1 with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome traits

(2014) Aya Kitamoto et al.   ENDOCRINE JOURNAL

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in East Asian-ancestry populations identifies four new loci for body mass index

(2014) Wanqing Wen et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

(2014) Marie Ng et al.   LANCET

Sex dimorphism and depot differences in adipose tissue function

(2013) Ursula A. White et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE

A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry

(2013) Keri L Monda et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

(2013) Sonja I Berndt et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Quantitative relationship between body weight gain in adulthood and incident type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis

(2013) S. Kodama et al.   Obesity Reviews

Impact of Waist Circumference and Body Mass Index on Risk of Cardiometabolic Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease in Chinese Adults: A National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Survey

(2013) Xuhong Hou et al.   PLoS One

Genome-Wide Association of Body Fat Distribution in African Ancestry Populations Suggests New Loci

(2013) Ching-Ti Liu et al.   PLoS Genetics

Sex-stratified Genome-wide Association Studies Including 270,000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism in Genetic Loci for Anthropometric Traits

(2013) Joshua C. Randall et al.   PLoS Genetics

Association between KCNQ1 genetic variants and obesity in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes

(2012) W. Yu et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Positive natural selection of TRIB2, a novel gene that influences visceral fat accumulation, in East Asia

(2012) Kazuhiro Nakayama et al.   HUMAN GENETICS

Replication Study of 15 Recently Published Loci for Body Fat Distribution in the Japanese Population

(2012) Kikuko Hotta et al.   Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Common variants at CDKAL1 and KLF9 are associated with body mass index in east Asian populations

(2012) Yukinori Okada et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in east Asians

(2012) Wanqing Wen et al.   NATURE GENETICS

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

(2012)   NATURE GENETICS

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

Confirmation of ALDH2 as a Major Locus of Drinking Behavior and of Its Variants Regulating Multiple Metabolic Phenotypes in a Japanese Population

(2011) Fumihiko Takeuchi et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

Association of genetic variation in FTO with risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes with data from 96,551 East and South Asians

(2011) H. Li et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

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

(2011) Tuomas O Kilpeläinen et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Large-scale genome-wide association studies in east Asians identify new genetic loci influencing metabolic traits

(2011) Young Jin Kim et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genome-Wide Association Analysis Identifies Variants Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease That Have Distinct Effects on Metabolic Traits

(2011) Elizabeth K. Speliotes et al.   PLoS Genetics

Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

(2010) Iris M Heid et al.   NATURE GENETICS

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

(2010) Elizabeth K Speliotes et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Prevalence of Diabetes among Men and Women in China

(2010) Wenying Yang et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Genome-wide association study for early-onset and morbid adult obesity identifies three new risk loci in European populations

(2009) David Meyre et al.   NATURE GENETICS

A large-scale genome-wide association study of Asian populations uncovers genetic factors influencing eight quantitative traits

(2009) Yoon Shin Cho et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genome-Wide Association Scan Meta-Analysis Identifies Three Loci Influencing Adiposity and Fat Distribution

(2009) Cecilia M. Lindgren et al.   PLoS Genetics

NRXN3 Is a Novel Locus for Waist Circumference: A Genome-Wide Association Study from the CHARGE Consortium

(2009) Nancy L. Heard-Costa et al.   PLoS Genetics

Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity

(2008) Ruth J F Loos et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

(2008) Gudmar Thorleifsson et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Common genetic variation near MC4R is associated with waist circumference and insulin resistance

(2008) John C Chambers et al.   NATURE GENETICS

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

(2008) Cristen J Willer et al.   NATURE GENETICS