FTO rs9939609 Does Not Interact with Physical Exercise but Influences Basal Insulin Metabolism in Brazilian Overweight and Obese Adolescents

• Main Authors: Gabrielle Araujo do Nascimento (Author), Neiva Leite (Author), Lupe Furtado-Alle (Author), Mayza Dalcin Teixeira (Author), Ricardo Lehtonen Rodrigues de Souza (Author), Gerusa Eisfeld Milano (Author), Larissa Rosa da Silva (Author), Juliana Pizzi (Author), Wendell Arthur Lopes (Author), Maria de Fátima Aguiar Lopes (Author), Ana Cláudia Kapp Titski (Author), Luciane Viater Tureck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose. The rs9939609 SNP (T > A) in FTO gene is associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes. The present study aimed at verifying whether this SNP influenced biochemical outcomes of children and adolescents who are overweight/obese submitted to a program of physical exercise and also if there w...