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FTO genetic variation and association with obesity in West Africans and African Americans.

Diabetes - 1 Jun 2010

Adeyemo Adebowale, Chen Guanjie, Zhou Jie, Shriner Daniel, Doumatey Ayo, Huang Hanxia, Rotimi Charles

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OBJECTIVE: The FTO gene is one of the most consistently replicated loci for obesity. However, data from populations of African ancestry are limited. We evaluated genetic variation in the FTO gene and investigated associations with obesity in West Africans and African Americans. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The study samples comprised 968 African Americans (59% female, mean age 49 years, mean BMI 30.8 kg/m(2)) and...

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PMID: 20299471
DOI: 10.2337/db09-1252
PMCID: PMC2874717

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