Common FTO rs9939609 variant and risk of type 2 diabetes in Palestine

• Main Authors: Anas Sabarneh (Author), Suheir Ereqat (Author), Stéphane Cauchi (Author), Omar AbuShamma (Author), Mohammad Abdelhafez (Author), Murad Ibrahim (Author), Abdelmajeed Nasereddin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Genetic and environmental factors play a crucial role in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity. This study aimed to investigate the association of the fat-mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) rs9939609 variant with T2DM and body mass index (BMI) among P...