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FTO risk haplotype among early onset and severe obesity cases in a population of western Spain.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Apr 2012
González Juan R, González-Carpio Marta, Hernández-Sáez Rosario, Serrano Vargas Victoria, Torres Hidalgo Guadalupe, Rubio-Rodrigo Marta, García-Nogales Ana, Núñez Estévez Manuela, Luengo Pérez Luis M, Rodríguez-López Raquel
Abstract excerpt
Childhood and adult obesity have been widely associated with FTO genetic variability in different populations. This study aimed to investigate the linkage disequilibrium (LD) block structure of a region surrounding the candidate rs9939609 SNP and determine the best single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) combination that explains the higher proportion of variability observed in children with severe obesity,...
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