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Effects of RS9939609 gene variant in FTO gene on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors after biliopancreatic diversion surgery.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract - 1 Jun 2012
de Luis Daniel Antonio, Aller Rocío, Conde Rosa, Izaola Olatz, Pacheco David, Sagrado Manuel Gonzalez, Primo David
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BACKGROUND: The high variation in responses to bariatric surgery might be partially explained by genetic effects. Recently, common polymorphisms of the fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) have been linked to obesity in some populations. Only two studies have investigated the effect of FTO variants on weight loss of morbid obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery with contradictory results. OBJECTIVE: We...
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