Article
[Association between FTO gene rs9939609 and adiposity markers in Chilean children].
Revista chilena de pediatria - 1 Jun 2020
Ulloa Natalia, Villagrán Marcelo, Riffo Benilde, Gleisner Andrea, Petermann-Rocha Fanny, Mardones Lorena, Leiva Ana María, Martínez-Sanguinetti María Adela, Celis-Morales Carlos
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Obesity is considered a chronic inflammatory disease with an important genetic component. Although several studies have reported an association between the FTO (fat-mass associated gene) and adiposity in children, there is limited evidence in the Chilean population. OBJECTIVE: To deter mine the association between the polymorphism rs9939609 of the FTO gene and markers of adipo sity in Chilean...
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