FTO gene variant and association with overweight in Brazilian male students

Obesity is considered a disease with multiple etiologies. Recent advances in technology have pointed candidate genes that are related to weight gain in several populations. However, in countries with ethnic miscegenation, such as Brazil, studies of this nature with students are still scarce. The aim...

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Main Authors: José Fernando Vila Nova de Moraes, Orlando Laitano, Marcelo Magalhães Sales, Ricardo Yukio Asano, Vinícius Carolino de Souza, Otávio de Toledo Nóbrega, Carmen Sílvia Grubert Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2016-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/40335