Gene-diet interaction effects on BMI levels in the Singapore Chinese population

Gene-diet interaction effects on BMI levels in the Singapore Chinese population

Abstract Background Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 97 body-mass index (BMI) associated loci. We aimed to evaluate if dietary intake modifies BMI associations at these loci in the Singapore Chinese population. Methods We utilized GWAS information from six data subsets f...

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Main Authors: Xuling Chang, Rajkumar Dorajoo, Ye Sun, Yi Han, Ling Wang, Chiea-Chuen Khor, Xueling Sim, E-Shyong Tai, Jianjun Liu, Jian-Min Yuan, Woon-Puay Koh, Rob M. van Dam, Yechiel Friedlander, Chew-Kiat Heng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Subjects:
Gene-diet interaction study
Body mass index
Diet
Obesity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-018-0340-3

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