Open AccessAnalysis of SNPs of MC4R , GNB3 and FTO gene polymorphism in obese Saudi subjects
Author(s) -
Said S Moselhy,
Yasmeen A Alhetari,
Archana Iyer,
Etimad Huwait,
Maryam A. Alghamdi,
Shareefa A. AlGhamdi,
Khadijah S. Balamash,
Ashraf A. Basuni,
Mohamed Nabil Alama,
Taha Kumosani,
Soonham Yaghmoor
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v17i4.14
Subject(s) - single nucleotide polymorphism , genotype , melanocortin 4 receptor , genotyping , obesity , medicine , endocrinology , snp , leptin receptor , polymorphism (computer science) , leptin , genetics , biology , gene , receptor , melanocortin
The goal of this study was to analyze the association between the FTO rs17817449 (G>T), G protein beta3 subunit (GNB3) C825T and Melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) A822G single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) with obesity in Saudi subjects.