<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

• Main Authors: Dong Yanbin (Author), Treiber Frank A (Author), Stallmann-Jorgensen Inger S (Author), Gutin Bernard (Author), Lagou Vasiliki (Author), Zhu Haidong (Author), Liu Gaifen (Author), Snieder Harold (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<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...