Establishing a genetic link between FTO and VDR gene polymorphisms and obesity in the Emirati population

• Main Authors: Saad Mahmud Khan (Author), Sarah El Hajj Chehadeh (Author), Mehera Abdulrahman (Author), Wael Osman (Author), Habiba Al Safar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obesity is a metabolic disease that is widely prevalent with approximately 600 million people classified as obese worldwide. Its etiology is multifactorial and involves a complex interplay between genes and the environment. Over the past few decades, obesity rates among the Emira...