Genetic differences in men and women

“Sex-dependent differences in the distribution and physiology of fat have been connected to sex-dependent differences in cardiometabolic diseases. In this work, the scientists [at the University of Virginia] examined the expression of genes in fat cells from men and women. The work revealed 162 genes that have significant sex-dependent differences in how they are expressed in fat tissue. There are common variants in the sequences of thirteen of these genes that lead to different health outcomes in men and women, and some of these genes have already been linked to metabolic or cardiovascular disorders. The work may help explain why men and women are at risk for different diseases and often respond to different treatments.”    MORE WITH VIDEO

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