Open AccessFTO Gene: Association to Weight Regain after Lifestyle Intervention in Overweight Children
Author(s) -
Thomas Reinehr,
Barbara Wolters,
Christian L. Roth,
Anke Hinney
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
hormone research in paediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1663-2826
pISSN - 1663-2818
DOI - 10.1159/000358328
Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , medicine , fto gene , body mass index , weight loss , allele , endocrinology , polymorphism (computer science) , genetics , biology , gene
Polymorphisms in intron 1 of the 'fat mass and obesity-associated' (FTO) gene are associated with weight status. We hypothesized that the risk allele at a polymorphism in intron 1 of FTO is associated with weight regain after end of lifestyle intervention.
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