Open AccessAssociation of SNP in FTO gene, rs9939609, with metabolic syndrome at a tertiary care unit of Karachi, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Asher Fawwad,
Iftikhar Ahmed Siddiqui,
Nimra Fatima Zeeshan,
Syed Muhammad Shahid,
Abdul Basit
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.311.6524
Subject(s) - medicine , snp , tertiary care , association (psychology) , unit (ring theory) , metabolic syndrome , fto gene , gene , genotype , single nucleotide polymorphism , genetics , obesity , biology , philosophy , mathematics education , mathematics , epistemology
To determine the association of SNP in FTO gene, rs9939609, with Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in type 2 diabetic subjects at a tertiary care unit of Karachi, Pakistan.