CCDC3 is specifically upregulated in omental adipose tissue in subjects with abdominal obesity

Objective The aim of this study was to search for novel markers of visceral adiposity. Methods Visceral (omental) and subcutaneous adipose tissues were obtained from 43 Japanese men. Microarray analysis using total RNA from visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissues obtained from five men with abdominal obesity and five nonobese men was first conducted. Then the expression pattern of candidate genes identified in the human study in mouse models...