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Replication of genetic effects of FTO polymorphisms on BMI in a Korean population.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Sept 2008
Cha Seong W, Choi Sun M, Kim Kil S, Park Byung L, Kim Jae R, Kim Jong Y, Shin Hyoung D
Abstract excerpt
It has been newly reported in recent studies that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the first intron of the FTO gene have been associated with BMI in whites. To determine whether the gene is associated with BMI in Asians also, we performed a replication study of the association of the gene with BMI in a Korean population. Two SNPs in the FTO gene (rs1421085 and rs17817449) were genotyped using the TaqMan...
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