Trans-ethnic analysis of metabochip data identifies two new loci associated with BMI.
Gong J, Nishimura KK, Fernandez-Rhodes L et al.
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Objective: Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to assess obesity, which is associated with numerous diseases and negative health outcomes. BMI has been shown to be a heritable, polygenic trait, with close to 100 loci previously identified and replicated in multiple populations. We aim to replicate known BMI loci and identify novel associations in a trans-ethnic study population.
35,606 African American individuals, 26,048 Hispanic/Latino individuals, 22,466 Asian or Native Hawaiian ancestry individuals, 17,859 European ancestry individuals, 535 Native American individuals
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