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GWAS Study

Replication of 13 obesity loci among Singaporean Chinese, Malay and Asian-Indian populations.

Dorajoo R, Blakemore AI, Sim X et al.

21544081 PubMed ID
GWAS Study Type
10391 Participants
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Chapter I

Publication Details

Comprehensive information about this research publication

Authors

DR
Dorajoo R
BA
Blakemore AI
SX
Sim X
OR
Ong RT
ND
Ng DP
SM
Seielstad M
WT
Wong TY
SS
Saw SM
FP
Froguel P
LJ
Liu J
TE
Tai ES
Chapter II

Abstract

Summary of the research findings

Objective: Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 38 obesity-associated loci among European populations. However, their contribution to obesity in other ethnicities is largely unknown.

5,429 Chinese ancestry individuals, 2,431 Malay ancestry individuals, 2,531 Asian Indian ancestry individuals

Chapter III

Study Statistics

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10391
Total Participants
GWAS
Study Type
No
Replicated
South East Asian, East Asian, South Asian
Ancestry
Singapore
Recruitment Country
Chapter IV

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