Sequence Variation in TMEM18 in Association With Body Mass Index
Author(s) -
Yongmei Liu,
Kristin L. Young,
Jennifer A. Brody,
Matthias Olden,
Mary K. Wojczynski,
Nancy L. HeardCosta,
Li Guo,
Alanna C. Morrison,
Donna M. Muzny,
Richard A. Gibbs,
Jeffrey G. Reid,
Yaming Shao,
Yanhua Zhou,
Eric Boerwinkle,
Gerardo Heiss,
Lynne E. Wagenknecht,
Barbara McKnight,
Ingrid B. Borecki,
Caroline S. Fox,
Kari E. North,
L. Adrienne Cupples
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1942-325X
pISSN - 1942-3268
DOI - 10.1161/circgenetics.13.000067
Subject(s) - minor allele frequency , body mass index , locus (genetics) , genetic association , genetics , demography , single nucleotide polymorphism , allele , genome wide association study , biology , allele frequency , genotype , gene , endocrinology , sociology
Genome-wide association studies for body mass index (BMI) previously identified a locus near TMEM18. We conducted targeted sequencing of this region to investigate the role of common, low-frequency, and rare variants influencing BMI.
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