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Association of the FTO obesity risk variant rs8050136 with percentage of energy intake from fat in multiple racial/ethnic populations: the PAGE study.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Sept 2013
Park Sungshim Lani, Cheng Iona, Pendergrass Sarah A, Kucharska-Newton Anna M, Lim Unhee, Ambite Jose Luis, Caberto Christian P, Monroe Kristine R, Schumacher Fredrick, Hindorff Lucia A, Oetjens Matthew T, Wilson Sarah, Goodloe Robert J, Love Shelly-Ann, Henderson Brian E, Kolonel Laurence N, Haiman Christopher A, Crawford Dana C, North Kari E, Heiss Gerardo, Ritchie Marylyn D, Wilkens Lynne R, Le Marchand Loïc
Abstract excerpt
Common obesity risk variants have been associated with macronutrient intake; however, these associations' generalizability across populations has not been demonstrated. We investigated the associations between 6 obesity risk variants in (or near) the NEGR1, TMEM18, BDNF, FTO, MC4R, and KCTD15 genes and macronutrient intake (carbohydrate, protein, ethanol, and fat) in 3 Population Architecture using Genomics and...
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