The role of the fat mass and obesity associated gene (<it>FTO</it>) in breast cancer risk

• Main Authors: Agarwal Surbhi (Author), Tofilon Sarah (Author), Xu Yanfei (Author), Zhang Kui (Author), Siziopikou Kalliopi (Author), Sadim Maureen (Author), Yi Nengjun (Author), Kaklamani Virginia (Author), Pasche Boris (Author), Mantzoros Christos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Obesity has been shown to increase breast cancer risk. <it>FTO </it>is a novel gene which has been identified through genome wide association studies (GWAS) to be related to obesity. Our objective was to evaluate tissue e...