The identification of genes and enhancers associated with waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for body mass index (WHRadjBMI) in women highlights variants within Alu retrotransposons. The WHRadjBMI-linked gene SNX10 plays a role in human adipocyte differentiation and diet-induced adipose expansion in female mice.
- Grace T. Hansen
- Débora R. Sobreira
- Marcelo A. Nóbrega