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FTO genotype and weight gain in obese and normal weight adults from a Norwegian population based cohort (the HUNT study).
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Oct 2010
Wangensteen T, Egeland T, Akselsen H, Holmen J, Undlien D, Retterstøl L
Abstract excerpt
The fat mass and obesity associated gene ( FTO) is associated with bodyweight and obesity. The aim of this study was to investigate if FTO genotype affects weight gain in adulthood. We investigated the weight development over a period of 11 years in a case-control study, consisting of 1,632 cases (BMI≥35 kg/m (2)) and 3,379 normal weight controls (BMI 20-24.9 kg/m (2)) from a Norwegian population based cohort,...
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