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The fat mass and obesity associated gene, FTO, is also associated with osteoporosis phenotypes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Guo Yan, Liu Hui, Yang Tie-Lin, Li Siyang M, Li Siyuan K, Tian Qing, Liu Yong-Jun, Deng Hong-Wen
Abstract excerpt
Obesity and osteoporosis are closely correlated genetically. FTO gene has been consistently identified to be associated with obesity phenotypes. A recent study reported that the mice lacking Fto could result in lower bone mineral density (BMD). Thus, we hypothesize that the FTO gene might be also important for osteoporosis phenotypes. To test for such a hypothesis, we performed an association analyses to...
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