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The impact of intronic single nucleotide polymorphisms and ethnic diversity for studies on the obesity gene FTO.
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Dec 2012
Jacobsson J A, Schiöth H B, Fredriksson R
Abstract excerpt
In 2007, the first common genetic variants were identified, which undoubtedly affect our susceptibility to obesity. These variants are located in the fat mass and obesity-associated gene FTO. Since then, over 50 loci for common obesity have been identified. As the research on these loci is still at an early stage, there is a great need to review, for clarification purposes, the current research on FTO, as this is...
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