Open AccessAn Obesity-AssociatedFTOGene Variant and Increased Energy Intake in Children
Author(s) -
Joanne E. Cecil,
Roger Tavendale,
Peter Watt,
Marion M. Hetherington,
Nicholette D. Palmer
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0803839
Subject(s) - fto gene , obesity , medicine , energy balance , gene , fat mass , endocrinology , food intake , genetics , polymorphism (computer science) , biology , allele , ecology
Variation in the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene has provided the most robust associations with common obesity to date. However, the role of FTO variants in modulating specific components of energy balance is unknown.
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