학술논문
Rare loss of function variants in the hepatokine gene INHBE protect from abdominal obesity
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Abdominal fat has been shown to increase cardiometabolic disease risk. In this study, the authors report that loss-of-function variants in the gene INHBE associate with lower BMI-adjusted waist-to-hip ratio, a surrogate measure of abdominal fat.