Differential Effect of Polymorphisms on Body Mass Index Across the Life Course of Japanese: The Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study

Differential Effect of Polymorphisms on Body Mass Index Across the Life Course of Japanese: The Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study

Background: Obesity is a reported risk factor for various health problems. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified numerous independent loci associated with body mass index (BMI). However, most of these have been focused on Europeans, and little evidence is available on the genetic e...

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Main Authors: Madoka Iwase, Keitaro Matsuo, Masahiro Nakatochi, Isao Oze, Hidemi Ito, Yuriko Koyanagi, Tomotaka Ugai, Yumiko Kasugai, Asahi Hishida, Kenji Takeuchi, Rieko Okada, Yoko Kubo, Chisato Shimanoe, Keitaro Tanaka, Hiroaki Ikezaki, Masayuki Murata, Toshiro Takezaki, Daisaku Nishimoto, Nagato Kuriyama, Etsuko Ozaki, Sadao Suzuki, Miki Watanabe, Haruo Mikami, Yohko Nakamura, Hirokazu Uemura, Sakurako Katsuura-Kamano, Kiyonori Kuriki, Yoshikuni Kita, Naoyuki Takashima, Masato Nagino, Yukihide Momozawa, Michiaki Kubo, Kenji Wakai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
Subjects:
obesity
body mass index
genome wide association study
polymorphisms
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/31/3/31_JE20190296/_pdf

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