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Polymorphisms of Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated Gene in the Pathogenesis of Child and Adolescent Metabolic Syndrome.
Nutrients - 6 Jun 2023
Song Yongyan, Wade Henry, Zhang Bingrui, Xu Wenhao, Wu Rongxue, Li Shujin, Su Qiaozhu
Abstract excerpt
Childhood metabolic syndrome (MetS) is prevalent around the world and is associated with a high likelihood of suffering from severe diseases such as cardiovascular disease later in adulthood. MetS is associated with genetic susceptibility that involves gene polymorphisms. The fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) encodes an RNA N6-methyladenosine demethylase that regulates RNA stability and molecular...
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