Identification of Pleiotropic Genetic Effects on Obesity and Brain Anatomy
Curran JE, McKay DR, Winkler AM, Olvera RL, Carless MA, Dyer TD, Kent JW, Kochunov P, Sprooten E, Knowles EE, Comuzzie AG, Fox PT, Almasy L, Duggirala R, Blangero J, Glahn DC. Identification of Pleiotropic Genetic Effects on Obesity and Brain Anatomy. Human Heredity 2013, 75: 136-143. PMID: 24081229, PMCID: PMC3889074, DOI: 10.1159/000353953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBrain anatomyEnergy homeostasisDevelopment of obesityLeptin-induced signalingCortical surface areaMass indexGut signalsChronic diseasesGlobal burdenObesitySubcortical volumesBiologic underpinningsReward circuitrySupramarginal gyrusGenetic factorsMexican-American individualsCommon genetic mechanismPleiotropic genetic effectsAnatomyBrainNeuroanatomical variationAmerican individualsCurrent knowledgePleiotropic effects