Chunk #24 — Discussion

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Genome-wide association of BMI in African Americans.

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rs6794092 is located on chromosome 3q26.31 near the gene transmembrane protein 212 (TMEM212) with unknown function. However, another family member TMEM18 has recently been identified as a BMI locus in GWAS studies of European ancestry (14,15).