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The Role of FTO and Vitamin D for the Weight Loss Effect of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in Obese Patients.
Obesity surgery - 1 Nov 2015
Bandstein Marcus, Schultes Bernd, Ernst Barbara, Thurnheer Martin, Schiöth Helgi B, Benedict Christian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A recent study in children demonstrated that the rs9939609 single-nucleotide polymorphism in the fat mass and obesity (FTO) gene influences prospective weight gain, however, only in those who were vitamin D-deficient. If this might also be the case for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), surgery-induced weight loss is however unknown. The objective of this study is to examine if the magnitude of RYGB...
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