A common variant in the FTO gene is associated with body mass index and predisposes to childhood and adult obesity.

Obesity is a serious international health problem that increases the risk of several common diseases. The genetic factors predisposing to obesity are poorly understood. A genome-wide search for type 2 diabetes-susceptibility genes identified a common variant in the FTO (fat mass and obesity associat...

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Main Authors:	Frayling, T, Timpson, N, Weedon, M, Zeggini, E, Freathy, R, Lindgren, C, Perry, JR, Elliott, K, Lango, H, Rayner, N, Shields, B, Harries, L, Barrett, J, Ellard, S, Groves, C, Knight, B, Patch, A, Ness, A, Ebrahim, S, Lawlor, D, Ring, S, Ben-Shlomo, Y, Jarvelin, MR, Sovio, U, Bennett, A
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2007

A common variant in the FTO gene is associated with body mass index and predisposes to childhood and adult obesity.

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