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FTO influences on longitudinal BMI over childhood and adulthood and modulation on relationship between birth weight and longitudinal BMI.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2010
Mei Hao, Chen Wei, Srinivasan Sathanur R, Jiang Fan, Schork Nicholas, Murray Sarah, Smith Erin, So Joanne D, Berenson Gerald S
Abstract excerpt
SNP rs9939609 within the fat mass and obesity associated gene (FTO) is strongly associated with adult body mass index (BMI). However, influences of FTO on longitudinal BMI change from childhood to adulthood have not been examined. Knowledge is limited on FTO, modulating the association between birth weight and longitudinal change of BMI. This longitudinal study examined SNPs of FTO in 658 white subjects from...
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