Study identifies 90 genes in fat that may contribute to dangerous diseases

Monday, March 6, 2017 - 13:31 in Health & Medicine

A sweeping international effort is connecting the dots between genes in our fat cells and our risk for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes. The researchers have identified approximately 90 genes found in fat that could play important roles in such diseases -- and could be targeted to develop new treatments or cures.

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