Waist-hip ratio related genetic loci are associated with risk of impaired fasting glucose in Chinese children: a case control study

Waist-hip ratio related genetic loci are associated with risk of impaired fasting glucose in Chinese children: a case control study

Abstract Background The meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies identified several waist-hip ratio (WHR) related loci in individuals of European ancestry. Since the pattern of fat distribution and the relationship between fat distribution and glucose metabolism disturbance in Chinese are di...

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Main Authors: Qi-Ying Song, Xiang-Rui Meng, Anke Hinney, Jie-Yun Song, Tao Huang, Jun Ma, Hai-Jun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
Subjects:
Glucose
WHR
Gene
Polymorphism
Children
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12986-018-0270-2

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