Article
Differences in body mass index according to fat mass- and obesity-associated (FTO) genotype in Mexican patients with bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorders - 1 Sept 2015
Díaz-Anzaldúa Adriana, Ocampo-Mendoza Yolanda, Hernández-Lagunas José Octavio, Díaz-Madrid Federico Alejandro, Romo-Nava Francisco, Juárez-García Francisco, Ortega-Ortiz Hiram, Díaz-Anzaldúa Alejandro, Gutiérrez-Mora Doris, Becerra-Palars Claudia, Berlanga-Cisneros Carlos
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of obesity has dramatically increased in many countries and it is particularly high in patients with bipolar disorder (BD). A region in the first intron of the fat mass- and obesity-associated (FTO) gene, encompassing markers rs9939973, rs8050136, and rs9939609, has been consistently associated with obesity and body mass index (BMI) in different populations. We sought to determine...
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