Rs9939609 Variant of the Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated Gene and Trunk Obesity in Adolescents

• Main Authors: Harald Mangge (Author), Wilfried Renner (Author), Gunter Almer (Author), Daniel Weghuber (Author), Reinhard Möller (Author), Renate Horejsi (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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A common T/A polymorphism (rs9939609) in the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene was found associated with early-onset and severe obesity in both adults and children. However, recent observations failed to find associations of FTO with obesity. To investigate the genetic background of early o...