Genetic association of FTO/IRX region with obesity and overweight in the Polish population.

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified many loci associated with body mass index (BMI) in many different populations. Variants in the FTO locus are reported to be one of the strongest genetic predictors of obesity. Recent publications pointed also to a topologically associated domain...

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Main Authors: Marta Sobalska-Kwapis, Aleksandra Suchanecka, Marcin Słomka, Anna Siewierska-Górska, Ewa Kępka, Dominik Strapagiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5491248?pdf=render