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Evidence from a meta-analysis for association of MC4R rs17782313 and FTO rs9939609 polymorphisms with susceptibility to obesity in children.
Diabetes & metabolic syndrome - 1 Jan 2000
Dastgheib Seyed Alireza, Bahrami Reza, Setayesh Sepideh, Salari Seyedali, Mirjalili Seyed Reza, Noorishadkam Mahmood, Sadeghizadeh-Yazdi Jalal, Akbarian Elahe, Neamatzadeh Hossein
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of MC4R rs17782313 and FTO rs9939609 polymorphisms with childhood obesity. METHODS: A universal search was performed up to May 2021. RESULTS: A total of 31 studies including 13 studies with 9565 cases and 11956 controls on MC4R rs17782313 and 18 studies with 4789 cases and 15918 controls on FTO rs9939609 were selected. CONCLUSIONS: Pooled...
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