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Association between overweight and obesity in schoolchildren with rs9939609 polymorphism (FTO) and family history for obesity.
Jornal de pediatria - 1 Jan 2000
Reuter Cézane Priscila, Burgos Miria Suzana, Bernhard Joana Carolina, Tornquist Debora, Klinger Elisa Inês, Borges Tássia Silvana, Renner Jane Dagmar Pollo, de Moura Valim Andréia Rosane, de Mello Elza Daniel
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between overweight/obesity in schoolchildren with FTO rs9939609 polymorphism (fatmass and obesity associated) and family history of obesity. METHODS: Cross-sectional study comprising a sample of 406 children aged 7-17 years in a city in southern Brazil. Overweight/obesity in schoolchildren was assessed by body mass index (BMI), and family history of obesity was...
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