Analysis of the contribution of <it>FTO</it>, <it>NPC1, ENPP1, NEGR1, GNPDA2</it> and <it>MC4R</it> genes to obesity in Mexican children

• Main Authors: Mejía-Benítez Aurora (Author), Klünder-Klünder Miguel (Author), Yengo Loic (Author), Meyre David (Author), Aradillas Celia (Author), Cruz Esperanza (Author), Pérez-Luque Elva (Author), Malacara Juan Manuel (Author), Garay Maria Eugenia (Author), Peralta-Romero Jesús (Author), Flores-Huerta Samuel (Author), García-Mena Jaime (Author), Froguel Philippe (Author), Cruz Miguel (Author), Bonnefond Amélie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent genome wide association studies (GWAS) and previous positional linkage studies have identified more than 50 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with obesity, mostly in Europeans. We aimed to assess the contributi...