Jana Breitfeld, Katrin Horn, Diana Le Duc, Akhil Velluva, Carola Marzi, Harald Grallert, Nele Friedrich, Maik Pietzner, Uwe Völker, Henry Völzke, Emma Ahlqvist, Dina Mansour Aly, Tiinamaija Tuomi, Ronny Baber, Jürgen Kratzsch, Joachim Thiery, Berend Isermann, Markus Loeffler, Nora Klöting, Matthias Blüher, Michael Stumvoll, John T Heiker, Anke Tönjes, Markus Scholz, Peter Kovacs
OBJECTIVE: Vaspin (visceral adipose tissue derived serine protease inhibitor, SERPINA12) is associated with obesity-related metabolic traits, but its causative role is still elusive. The role of genetics in serum vaspin variability to establish its causal relationship with metabolically relevant traits was investigated. METHODS: A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for serum vaspin from six independent cohorts (N = 7446) was conducted...
September 26, 2023: Obesity