Article
Inverse association between obesity predisposing FTO genotype and completed suicide.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Chojnicka Izabela, Fudalej Sylwia, Walczak Anna, Wasilewska Krystyna, Fudalej Marcin, Stawiński Piotr, Strawa Katarzyna, Pawlak Aleksandra, Wojnar Marcin, Krajewski Paweł, Płoski Rafał
Abstract excerpt
The A allele of rs9939609 in the FTO gene predisposes to increased body mass index (BMI) and obesity. Recently we showed an inverse association between the obesity related A allele of rs9939609 and alcohol dependence which was replicated by others. Since this finding raises a possibility that FTO may be associated with other psychiatric phenotypes, we aimed to examine association of rs9939609 with completed...
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