Journal article
Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index
Abstract
Ruth Loos and colleagues report results of a large genome-wide association study for body mass index. They identify 18 new loci associated with this trait, some of which map near key hypothalamic regulators of energy balance.
Authors
Speliotes EK; Willer CJ; Berndt SI; Monda KL; Thorleifsson G; Jackson AU; Allen HL; Lindgren CM; Luan J; Mägi R
Journal
Nature Genetics, Vol. 42, No. 11, pp. 937–948
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
November 2010
DOI
10.1038/ng.686
ISSN
1061-4036