Associations between body mass index-related genetic variants and adult body composition: the Fenland cohort study

EAD Clifton, FR Day, E De Lucia Rolfe… - International journal of …, 2017 - nature.com
Results: The BMI-GRS was positively associated with all fat, lean and bone variables.
Across body regions, associations of the greatest magnitude were observed for adiposity …

Genetic contribution to obesity: a literature review

SW Van den Berg, MET Dolle… - RIVM report …, 2008 - rivm.openrepository.com
The risk of obesity is for a considerable part genetically determined. Which specific genetic
factors are involved is yet unknown. Therefore, the use of genetic information for obesity …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of dietary and obesity genetic risk scores on weight gain

L Baratali, M Mean, P Marques-Vidal - The American Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Whether genetic background and/or dietary behaviors influence weight gain in
middle-aged subjects is debated. Objective To assess whether genetic background and/or …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of established BMI-associated loci on obesity-related traits in a French representative population sample

L Goumidi, D Cottel, J Dallongeville, P Amouyel… - BMC genetics, 2014 - Springer
Background Genome-wide association studies have identified variants associated with
obesity-related traits, such as the body mass index (BMI). We sought to determine how the …

Established BMI-associated genetic variants and their prospective associations with BMI and other cardiometabolic traits: the GLACIER Study

S Ahmad, A Poveda, D Shungin, I Barroso… - International Journal of …, 2016 - nature.com
Background: Recent cross-sectional genome-wide scans have reported associations of 97
independent loci with body mass index (BMI). In 3541 middle-aged adult participants from …

[HTML][HTML] Cumulative effects and predictive value of common obesity-susceptibility variants identified by genome-wide association studies

S Li, JH Zhao, RN Luben, SA Rodwell, KT Khaw… - The American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Background: Large-scale genome-wide association studies have identified 12 genetic loci
that are robustly associated with body mass index (BMI). Objectives: We examined …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary Mediators of the Genetic Susceptibility to Obesity—Results from the Quebec Family Study

R Jacob, C Bertrand, C Llewellyn, C Couture… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Recent studies showed that eating behaviors such as disinhibition, emotional
and external eating, and snacking mediate genetic susceptibility to obesity. It remains …

[HTML][HTML] Association studies of novel obesity-related gene variants with quantitative metabolic phenotypes in a population-based sample of 6,039 Danish individuals

KS Burgdorf, AP Gjesing, N Grarup, JM Justesen… - Diabetologia, 2012 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis Genome-wide association studies have identified novel WHR and BMI
susceptibility loci. The aim of this study was to elucidate if any of these loci had an effect on …

[HTML][HTML] Gene-environment interaction study for BMI reveals interactions between genetic factors and physical activity, alcohol consumption and socioeconomic status

M Rask-Andersen, T Karlsson, WE Ek… - PLoS genetics, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified hundreds of genetic loci
to be associated with body mass index (BMI) and risk of obesity. Genetic effects can differ …

[HTML][HTML] Gene× physical activity interactions in obesity: combined analysis of 111,421 individuals of European ancestry

S Ahmad, G Rukh, TV Varga, A Ali, A Kurbasic… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Numerous obesity loci have been identified using genome-wide association studies. A UK
study indicated that physical activity may attenuate the cumulative effect of 12 of these loci …