Epigenome‐wide association study of BMI in Black populations from InterGEN and GENOA
Taylor J, Huang Y, Zhao W, Wright M, Wang Z, Hui Q, Potts‐Thompson S, Barcelona V, Prescott L, Yao Y, Crusto C, Kardia S, Smith J, Sun Y. Epigenome‐wide association study of BMI in Black populations from InterGEN and GENOA. Obesity 2022, 31: 243-255. PMID: 36479596, PMCID: PMC10107734, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObesity-associated conditionsSignificant public health concernAssociation of BMIPeripheral blood samplesLinear mixed-effects regression modelsBlack populationPublic health concernMixed-effects regression modelsBlack womenCross-sectional analysisEpigenome-wide DNA methylationIllumina EPIC BeadChipDevelopment of diseaseCardiometabolic disordersDiscovery cohortBlood samplesBMIHigh incidenceEarly onsetGENOA studyObesityHealth concernCohortDNAm sitesDNA methylation