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First direct evidence links gene to fat storage, hinting at new obesity therapies
4 September 2025
A new study, involving researchers at the Big Data Institute, has shown for the first time that a little-known gene, SLTM, plays a direct role in how fat is stored inside human cells. While large population studies had previously linked rare variants in SLTM to higher body mass index (BMI), its function at a cellular level was unknown until now.