Fatness-associated FTO gene variant increases mortality independent of fatness--in cohorts of Danish men.

The A-allele of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs9939609, in the FTO gene is associated with increased fatness. We hypothesized that the SNP is associated with morbidity and mortality through the effect on fatness.In a population of 362,200 Danish young men, examined for military service...

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Auteurs principaux:	Esther Zimmermann, Sofia I I Kring, Tina L Berentzen, Claus Holst, Tune H Pers, Torben Hansen, Oluf Pedersen, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Tine Jess
Format:	Article
Langue:	English
Publié:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Collection:	PLoS ONE
Accès en ligne:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2639637?pdf=render

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Fatness-associated FTO gene variant increases mortality independent of fatness--in cohorts of Danish men.

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