body mass index quantitative trait locus (BMIQ)

Genetics

• type 4 (BMIQ4) maps to chromosome 11
  • linked to hyperinsulinemia & obesity
  • UCP2 gene maps to this region
• genetic variations in FFAR4 define the body mass index quantitative trait locus 10 (BMIQ10)

More general terms

• DNA locus (gene locus, chromsomal locus)

Additional terms

• body mass index (BMI)

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/607514