An epigenome-wide association study in whole blood of measures of adiposity among Ghanaians: the RODAM study

An epigenome-wide association study in whole blood of measures of adiposity among Ghanaians: the RODAM study

Abstract Background Epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) have identified DNA methylation loci involved in adiposity. However, EWAS on adiposity in sub-Saharan Africans are lacking despite the high burden of adiposity among African populations. We undertook an EWAS for anthropometric indices of...

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Main Authors: Karlijn A.C. Meeks, Peter Henneman, Andrea Venema, Tom Burr, Cecilia Galbete, Ina Danquah, Matthias B. Schulze, Frank P. Mockenhaupt, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Charles N. Rotimi, Juliet Addo, Liam Smeeth, Silver Bahendeka, Joachim Spranger, Marcel M.A.M. Mannens, Mohammad H. Zafarmand, Charles Agyemang, Adebowale Adeyemo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Clinical Epigenetics
Subjects:
DNA methylation
Africans
Adiposity
Obesity
BMI
Abdominal obesity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13148-017-0403-x

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