NRXN3 is a novel locus for waist circumference: a genome-wide association study from the CHARGE Consortium.

NRXN3 is a novel locus for waist circumference: a genome-wide association study from the CHARGE Consortium.

Central abdominal fat is a strong risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. To identify common variants influencing central abdominal fat, we conducted a two-stage genome-wide association analysis for waist circumference (WC). In total, three loci reached genome-wide significance. In stag...

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Main Authors: Nancy L Heard-Costa, M Carola Zillikens, Keri L Monda, Asa Johansson, Tamara B Harris, Mao Fu, Talin Haritunians, Mary F Feitosa, Thor Aspelund, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Melissa Garcia, Lenore J Launer, Albert V Smith, Braxton D Mitchell, Patrick F McArdle, Alan R Shuldiner, Suzette J Bielinski, Eric Boerwinkle, Fred Brancati, Ellen W Demerath, James S Pankow, Alice M Arnold, Yii-Der Ida Chen, Nicole L Glazer, Barbara McKnight, Bruce M Psaty, Jerome I Rotter, Najaf Amin, Harry Campbell, Ulf Gyllensten, Cristian Pattaro, Peter P Pramstaller, Igor Rudan, Maksim Struchalin, Veronique Vitart, Xiaoyi Gao, Aldi Kraja, Michael A Province, Qunyuan Zhang, Larry D Atwood, Josée Dupuis, Joel N Hirschhorn, Cashell E Jaquish, Christopher J O'Donnell, Ramachandran S Vasan, Charles C White, Yurii S Aulchenko, Karol Estrada, Albert Hofman, Fernando Rivadeneira, André G Uitterlinden, Jacqueline C M Witteman, Ben A Oostra, Robert C Kaplan, Vilmundur Gudnason, Jeffrey R O'Connell, Ingrid B Borecki, Cornelia M van Duijn, L Adrienne Cupples, Caroline S Fox, Kari E North
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-06-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2695005?pdf=render

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