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ArticleNature communications2025

Modeling the genomic architecture of adiposity and anthropometrics across the lifespan.

Christopher H Arehart, Meng Lin, Raine A Gibson, Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine, Sridharan Raghavan, Christopher R Gignoux, Maggie A Stanislawski, Andrew D Grotzinger, Luke M Evans

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Christopher H ArehartInstitute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA. christopher.h.arehart@colorado.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-9575-8329
Meng LinDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Raine A GibsonInstitute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine
Sridharan RaghavanDepartment of Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, CO, USA.
Christopher R GignouxDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9728-6567
Maggie A StanislawskiDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7768-8868
Andrew D GrotzingerInstitute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7852-9244
Luke M EvansInstitute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7458-1720

Funding

PILOT STUDY--SUBSTRATE METABOLISM IN EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTSP30DK048520 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Paul S. Maclean · 1995 to 2026
$32.6M
Colorado Adoption/Twin Study of Lifespan behavioral development & cognitive aging (CATSLife2)R01AG046938 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · PI REYNOLDS, CHANDRA A, WADSWORTH, SALLY J · 2015 to 2024
$18.5M
Research Training: Mental Health Behavior GeneticsT32MH016880 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER · PI Naomi P. Friedman, Matthew Charles Keller · 1985 to 2026
$5.3M
Dissecting the Multivariate Genetic Architecture of Psychiatric DiseasesR01MH120219 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI NIVARD, MICHEL GUILLAUME, TUCKER-DROB, ELLIOT MAX · 2020 to 2024
$3.3M
Large-Scale Genomic Analysis of Aging-Related Cognitive Change Prior to Dementia OnsetRF1AG073593 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI TUCKER-DROB, ELLIOT MAX · 2021 to 2021
$2.1M
The Contribution of Omic Profiles to Weight Loss and ObesityK01HL157658 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Maggie A Stanislawski · 2022 to 2026
$794k
NHLBI NIH HHS K01 HL157658NIA NIH HHS R01 AG046938NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG073593NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK048520NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH120219NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH016880
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity-related conditions are among the leading causes of preventable death and are increasing in prevalence worldwide. Body size and composition are complex traits that are challenging to characterize due to environmental and genetic influences, longitudinal variation, heterogeneity between sexes, and differing health risks based on adipose distribution. Here, we construct a 4-factor genomic structural equation model using 18 measures, unveiling shared and distinct genetic architectures underlying birth size, abdominal size, adipose distribution, and adiposity. Multivariate genome-wide associations reveal the adiposity factor is enriched specifically in neural tissues and pathways, while adipose distribution is enriched more broadly across physiological systems. In addition, polygenic scores for the adiposity factor predict many adverse health outcomes, while those for body size and composition predict a more limited subset. Finally, we characterize the factors' genetic correlations with obesity-related traits and examine the druggable genome by constructing a bipartite drug-gene network to identify potential therapeutic targets.

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AdiposityLongevityObesityAdultAgedAnthropometryBody SizeFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyGenomicsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultifactorial InheritancePolymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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PMID40796553
PMCPMC12343819

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