Article
A haplotype of three SNPs in FTO had a strong association with body composition and BMI in Iranian male adolescents.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Kalantari Naser, Keshavarz Mohammadi Nastaran, Izadi Pantea, Doaei Saeid, Gholamalizadeh Maryam, Eini-Zinab Hassan, Salonurmi Tuire, Rafieifar Shahram, Janipoor Reza, Azizi Tabesh Ghasem
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which are located in the first intron of the FTO gene, are reported to be associated with body weight and the body mass index (BMI). However, their effects on anthropometric measurements in adolescents are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the association of three adjacent polymorphisms (rs9930506, rs9930501, & rs9932754) in the FTO...
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