Journal article
Causal Relationship between Adiponectin and Metabolic Traits: A Mendelian Randomization Study in a Multiethnic Population
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Adiponectin, a secretagogue exclusively produced by adipocytes, has been associated with metabolic features, but its role in the development of the metabolic syndrome remains unclear.
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the association between serum adiponectin level and metabolic traits, using both observational and genetic epidemiologic approaches in a multiethnic population assembled in Canada.
Authors
Mente A; Meyre D; Lanktree MB; Heydarpour M; Davis AD; Miller R; Gerstein H; Hegele RA; Yusuf S; Anand SS
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 8, No. 6,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0066808
ISSN
1932-6203