Article
The common rs9939609 variant of the fat mass and obesity-associated gene is associated with obesity risk in children and adolescents of Beijing, China.
BMC medical genetics - 5 Jul 2010
Xi Bo, Shen Yue, Zhang Meixian, Liu Xin, Zhao Xiaoyuan, Wu Lijun, Cheng Hong, Hou Dongqing, Lindpaintner Klaus, Liu Lisheng, Mi Jie, Wang Xingyu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous genome-wide association studies for type 2 diabetes susceptibility genes have confirmed that a common variant, rs9939609, in the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene region is associated with body mass index (BMI) in European children and adults. A significant association of the same risk allele has been described in Asian adult populations, but the results are conflicting. In addition,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.