Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but the underlying genetic factors remain largely elusive. To identify genetic loci for obesity-susceptibility, we examined associations between body mass index (BMI) and ~2.8 million SNPs in up to 123,865 individuals, with targeted follow-up of 42 SNPs in up to 125,931 additional individuals. We confirmed 14 known obesity-susceptibility loci and identified 18 new loci associated with BMI (P<5×10−8), one of which includes a copy number variant near GPRC5B. Some loci (MC4R, POMC, SH2B1, BDNF) map near key hypothalamic regulators of energy balance, and one is near GIPR, an incretin receptor. Furthermore, genes in other newly-associated loci may provide novel insights into human body weight r...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but the underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but the underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...
Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largel...