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Association between FTO gene polymorphism and obesity in down syndrome children.
European journal of pediatrics - 21 Dec 2024
Mourad Shereen A, El-Farahaty Reham M, Atwa Mohamed A, Yahia Sohier, El-Gilany Abdel-Hady, Elzeiny Ahmed A, Elhennawy Eman S
Abstract excerpt
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have a higher incidence of overweight and obesity compared to typically developing peers. The fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) is one of the early identified genes linked to obesity in various populations. To date, the FTO rs17817449 gene polymorphism has not been investigated in overweight/obese-DS (ODS) individuals. The current study aimed to explore the potential...
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