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Haplotyping strategy highlights the specificity of FTO gene association with polycystic ovary syndrome in Tunisian women population.
Gene - 10 Jul 2015
Ben Salem Assila, Attaoua Redha, Mtiraoui Nabil, Meddeb Sawssen, Kacem Olfa, Ajina Mounir, Souissi Moncef, Poucheret Patrick, Normand Christophe, Mahjoub Touhami, Grigorescu Florin
Abstract excerpt
The FTO (fat mass and obesity associated) gene was associated with different metabolic disorders in populations from different origins but with great difference between African and non-African populations. North-African populations combine many genetic backgrounds, among which African, Berber and Caucasian components, which makes North-Africans a good model for studying the genetic association of FTO. In the...
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