Differences in brain structure and function in children with the FTO obesity‐risk allele

• Main Authors: Claudia Lugo‐Candelas (Author), Yajing Pang (Author), Seonjoo Lee (Author), Jiook Cha (Author), Susie Hong (Author), Lisa Ranzenhofer (Author), Rachel Korn (Author), Haley Davis (Author), Hailey McInerny (Author), Janet Schebendach (Author), Wendy K. Chung (Author), Rudolph L. Leibel (Author), B. Timothy Walsh (Author), Jonathan Posner (Author), Michael Rosenbaum (Author), Laurel Mayer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary Objective Noncoding alleles of the fat mass and obesity‐associated (FTO) gene have been associated with obesity risk, yet the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Risk allele carriers show alterations in brain structure and function, but previous studies have not disassociated the effects o...