Association of Fat Mass and Obesity-associated Gene (FTO) rs9939609 Variant with Early Onset Obesity among Bataknese and Chinese Children in Indonesia: A Case-control Study

Association of Fat Mass and Obesity-associated Gene (FTO) rs9939609 Variant with Early Onset Obesity among Bataknese and Chinese Children in Indonesia: A Case-control Study

BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is associated with the risk of adult obesity and obesity-related chronic disease. The fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) rs9939609 variant are of particular interest because of its association with body mass index (BMI) and obesity-related phenotypes. This study...

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Main Authors: Siska Mayasari Lubis, Miswar Fattah, Harun Alrasyid Damanik, Jose Rizal Latief Batubara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Secretariat of The Indonesian Biomedical Journal 2017-12-01
Series:Indonesian Biomedical Journal
Online Access:https://inabj.org/index.php/ibj/article/view/322

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