Pharmacological inhibition of FTO.

In 2007, a genome wide association study identified a SNP in intron one of the gene encoding human FTO that was associated with increased body mass index. Homozygous risk allele carriers are on average three kg heavier than those homozygous for the protective allele. FTO is a DNA/RNA demethylase, ho...

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Main Authors: Fiona McMurray, Marina Demetriades, WeiShen Aik, Myrte Merkestein, Holger Kramer, Daniel S Andrew, Cheryl L Scudamore, Tertius A Hough, Sara Wells, Frances M Ashcroft, Michael A McDonough, Christopher J Schofield, Roger D Cox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121829