An obesity-associated FTO gene variant and increased energy intake in children.

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0803839

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An obesity-associated FTO gene variant and increased energy intake in children.

The New England journal of medicine - 11 Dec 2008

Cecil Joanne E, Tavendale Roger, Watt Peter, Hetherington Marion M, Palmer Colin N A

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BACKGROUND: Variation in the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene has provided the most robust associations with common obesity to date. However, the role of FTO variants in modulating specific components of energy balance is unknown. METHODS: We studied 2726 Scottish children, 4 to 10 years of age, who underwent genotyping for FTO variant rs9939609 and were measured for height and weight. A subsample of 97...

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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0803839

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