Article
The FTO Gene and Measured Food Intake in 5‐ to 10‐Year‐Old Children Without Obesity
22 May 2019
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Genetic variation in the first intron of FTO (e.g., single-nucleotide polymorphism [SNP] rs9939609) is strongly associated with adiposity. This effect is thought to be mediated (at least in part) via increasing caloric intake, although the precise molecular genetic mechanisms are not fully understood. Prior pediatric studies of FTO have included youth with overweight and obesity; however, they have not...
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