The common <it>FTO </it>variant rs9939609 is not associated with BMI in a longitudinal study on a cohort of Swedish men born 1920-1924

• Main Authors: Lannfelt Lars (Author), Axelsson Tomas (Author), Risérus Ulf (Author), Jacobsson Josefin A (Author), Schiöth Helgi B (Author), Fredriksson Robert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Common FTO (fat mass and obesity associated) gene variants have recently been strongly associated with body mass index and obesity in several large studies. Here we set out to examine the association of the <it>FTO </it>v...