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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/28929| Title: | Genetic determinants of visceral adiposity in Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| Authors: | Pace, Nikolai Paul Vassallo, Josanne Felice, Alex |
| Keywords: | Obesity, abdominal Obesity -- Malta -- Case studies Diabetes Mellitus |
| Issue Date: | 2015-12 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta |
| Citation: | Pace, N. P., Vassallo, J., & Felice, A. E. (2015). Genetic determinants of visceral adiposity in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. In 9th Malta Medical School Conference, Malta. |
| Abstract: | Obesity is a heritable trait that arises from complex gene-environment interactions and is rapidly increasing in prevalence. It is defined by anthropometric measures such as the body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). A large number of single nucleotide variants (SNVs) have been repeatedly associated with visceral adiposity and related traits in various populations using a hypothesis-free GWAS approach. Despite the robust genomic association reported in the literature, GWAS-identified loci often show poor reproducibility and deficient phenotype associations when investigated in other populations. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/28929 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SAna Scholarly Works - FacM&SPB |
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