Physical activity attenuates the body mass index–increasing influence of genetic variation in the FTO gene | Zendy

Karani S. Vimaleswaran | Zendy; Shengxu Li | Zendy; Jing Hua Zhao | Zendy; Jian’an Luan | Zendy; Sheila Bingham | Zendy; KayTee Khaw | Zendy; Ulf Ekelund | Zendy; Nicholas J. Wareham | Zendy; Ruth J. F. Loos | Zendy

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Physical activity attenuates the body mass index–increasing influence of genetic variation in the FTO gene

Author(s) -

Karani S. Vimaleswaran,

Shengxu Li,

Jing Hua Zhao,

Jian’an Luan,

Sheila Bingham,

KayTee Khaw,

Ulf Ekelund,

Nicholas J. Wareham,

Ruth J. F. Loos

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2009.27652

Subject(s) - body mass index , obesity , allele , waist , medicine , population , minor allele frequency , genotype , cohort , allele frequency , endocrinology , genetics , biology , gene , environmental health

Intronic variation in the FTO (fat mass and obesity-associated) gene has been unequivocally associated with increased body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)) and the risk of obesity in populations of different ethnicity.

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