Multiancestry exome sequencing reveals INHBE mutations associated with favorable fat distribution and protection from diabetes.
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Nat Commun. 2022 Aug 23;13(1):4844. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32398-7.
Nat Commun. 2022.
PMID: 35999217
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We describe an association with favorable fat distribution (p = 1.8 10(-09)), favorable metabolic profile and protection from type 2 diabetes (~28% lower odds; p = 0.004) for heterozygous protein-truncating mutations in INHBE, which encodes a circulating growth factor of …
We describe an association with favorable fat distribution (p = 1.8 10(-09)), favorable metabolic profile and protection from type 2 diabe …