This paper presents the 12th update of the human obesity gene map, which incorporates
published results up to the end of October 2005. Evidence from single‐gene mutation …

This is the tenth update of the human obesity gene map, incorporating published results up
to the end of October 2003 and continuing the previous format. Evidence from single‐gene …

Instrumental variables have been widely used for estimating the causal effect between
exposure and outcome. Conventional estimation methods require complete knowledge …

This paper presents the eleventh update of the human obesity gene map, which
incorporates published results up to the end of October 2004. Evidence from single‐gene …

Background: There is a world-wide epidemic of overweight, obesity and morbid obesity.
Bariatric surgery today, as the only effective therapy for morbid obesity, is expanding …

Body weight is a quantitative trait with significant heritability in humans. To identify potential
genetic contributors to this phenotype, we resequenced the coding exons and splice …

The increasing prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance has
attracted considerable interest due to their identification as risk factors for cardiovascular …

Factors underlying the independent association of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with
increased cardiovascular risk are unknown. Adiponectin polymorphisms predict …

Adiponectin has a variety of metabolic effects on obesity, insulin sensitivity, and
atherosclerosis. To identify genes influencing variation in plasma adiponectin levels, we …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the associations between polymorphisms
in vitamin D receptor (VDR), parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium sensing receptor (CASR) …