Adiposity

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for body fat distribution in 694 649 individuals of European ancestry.

Pulit SL, Stoneman C, Morris AP, et al. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for body fat distribution in 694 649 individuals of European ancestry. Hum Mol Genet. 2019;28(1):166-174. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddy327Google Scholar PubMed DOI

Discovery and fine-mapping of adiposity loci using high density imputation of genome-wide association studies in individuals of African ancestry: African Ancestry Anthropometry Genetics Consortium.

C Y Ng M, Graff M, Lu Y, et al. Discovery and fine-mapping of adiposity loci using high density imputation of genome-wide association studies in individuals of African ancestry: African Ancestry Anthropometry Genetics Consortium. PLoS Genet. 2017;13(4):e1006719. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1006719Google Scholar PubMed DOI

Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity - A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults.

Graff M, Scott RA, Justice AE, et al. Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity - A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults. PLoS Genet. 2017;13(4):e1006528. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1006528PubMed DOI Google Scholar

A Genome-Wide Association Study Using a Custom Genotyping Array Identifies Variants in Associated With Reduced Energy Expenditure in American Indians.

Piaggi P, Masindova I, Muller YL, et al. A Genome-Wide Association Study Using a Custom Genotyping Array Identifies Variants in Associated With Reduced Energy Expenditure in American Indians. Diabetes. 2017;66(8):2284-2295. doi:10.2337/db16-1565Google Scholar PubMed DOI

Adipocyte glucocorticoid receptor is important in lipolysis and insulin resistance due to exogenous steroids, but not insulin resistance caused by high fat feeding.

Shen Y, Roh HC, Kumari M, Rosen ED. Adipocyte glucocorticoid receptor is important in lipolysis and insulin resistance due to exogenous steroids, but not insulin resistance caused by high fat feeding. Mol Metab. 2017;6(10):1150-1160. doi:10.1016/j.molmet.2017.06.013PubMed DOI Google Scholar

Genetic and epigenetic studies of adiposity and cardiometabolic disease.

Holmes MV, Pulit SL, Lindgren CM. Genetic and epigenetic studies of adiposity and cardiometabolic disease. Genome Med. 2017;9(1):82. doi:10.1186/s13073-017-0474-5PubMed Google Scholar DOI

Associations between genetic variants associated with body mass index and trajectories of body fatness across the life course: a longitudinal analysis.

Song M, Zheng Y, Qi L, Hu FB, Chan AT, Giovannucci EL. Associations between genetic variants associated with body mass index and trajectories of body fatness across the life course: a longitudinal analysis. Int J Epidemiol. 2018;47(2):506-515. doi:10.1093/ije/dyx255Google Scholar PubMed DOI

Genome-wide enrichment analysis between endometriosis and obesity-related traits reveals novel susceptibility loci.

Rahmioglu N, Macgregor S, Drong AW, et al. Genome-wide enrichment analysis between endometriosis and obesity-related traits reveals novel susceptibility loci. Hum Mol Genet. 2015;24(4):1185-99. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddu516Google Scholar PubMed DOI

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

Locke AE, Kahali B, Berndt SI, et al. Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology. Nature. 2015;518(7538):197-206. doi:10.1038/nature14177Google Scholar PubMed DOI

A systematic survey of lipids across mouse tissues.

Jain M, Ngoy S, Sheth SA, et al. A systematic survey of lipids across mouse tissues. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2014;306(8):E854-68. doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00371.2013Google Scholar PubMed DOI