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The growth hormone--IGF-I axis as a mediator for the association between FTO variants and body mass index: results of the Study of Health in Pomerania.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Mar 2011
Rosskopf D, Schwahn C, Neumann F, Bornhorst A, Rimmbach C, Mischke M, Wolf S, Geissler I, Kocher T, Grabe H-J, Nauck M, Hebebrand J, Kroemer H K, Friedrich N, Völzke H, Wallaschofski H
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CONTEXT: Risk alleles of the fat mass- and obesity-associated gene (FTO) are related not only to increased body mass index (BMI) values but also to mortality. It was speculated that cellular effects of the FTO gene affect most organs, especially their ability to maintain or regenerate proper func...
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