The Common FTO Genetic Polymorphism rs9939609 is Associated with Increased BMI in Type 1 Diabetes  but not with Diabetic Nephropathy

The Common FTO Genetic Polymorphism rs9939609 is Associated with Increased BMI in Type 1 Diabetes  but not with Diabetic Nephropathy

The fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene has an important genetic effect on body mass index (BMI) and risk of obesity, and obesity contributes to the progression of renal diseases, including diabetic nephropathy. We thus conducted a genetic association study to evaluate whether the FTO gene co...

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Main Authors: Harvest F. Gu, Alexandra Alvarsson, Kerstin Brismar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-04-01
Series:Biomarker Insights
Online Access:http://la-press.com/the-common-fto-genetic-polymorphism-rs9939609-is-associated-with--incr-a2017

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