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The link between liver fat and cardiometabolic diseases is highlighted by genome-wide association study of MRI-derived measures of body composition

Authors :
Dennis van der Meer
Tiril P. Gurholt
Ida E. Sønderby
Alexey A. Shadrin
Guy Hindley
Zillur Rahman
Ann-Marie G. de Lange
Oleksandr Frei
Olof D. Leinhard
Jennifer Linge
Rozalyn Simon
Dani Beck
Lars T. Westlye
Sigrun Halvorsen
Anders M. Dale
Tom H. Karlsen
Tobias Kaufmann
Ole A. Andreassen
Source :
Communications Biology, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

A GWAS study of European individuals uncovers genetic associations between whole-body MRI derived measures and cardiometabolic diseases and highlights the key role of liver fat in cardiometabolic health.

Subjects

Subjects :
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23993642
Volume :
5
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.41b0e9ff9a4483a5272677e670f9b7
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04237-4