Article
Does a short breastfeeding period protect from FTO-induced adiposity in children?
International journal of pediatric obesity : IJPO : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Jun 2011
Dedoussis George V Z, Yannakoulia Mary, Timpson Nicholas J, Manios Yannis, Kanoni Stavroula, Scott Robert A, Papoutsakis Constantina, Deloukas Panos, Pitsiladis Yannis P, Davey-Smith George, Hirschhorn Joel N, Lyon Helen N
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CONTEXT: A number of studies have reported replicable associations between common genetic loci and obesity indices. One of these loci is the fat mass and obesity associated locus (FTO). We aimed to assess whether breastfeeding mediated the known association between FTO and indices of body fatness...
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