<it>FTO </it>variant rs9939609 is associated with body mass index and waist circumference, but not with energy intake or physical activity in European- and African-American youth

<it>FTO </it>variant rs9939609 is associated with body mass index and waist circumference, but not with energy intake or physical activity in European- and African-American youth

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genome-wide association studies found common variants in the fat mass and obesity-associated (<it>FTO</it>) gene associated with adiposity in Caucasians and Asians but the association was not confirmed in African populati...

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Main Authors: Dong Yanbin, Treiber Frank A, Stallmann-Jorgensen Inger S, Gutin Bernard, Lagou Vasiliki, Zhu Haidong, Liu Gaifen, Snieder Harold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/11/57

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