Association of variants in the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene with polycystic ovary syndrome

Diabetologia

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1153-1158

  Barber, T M ^a   Bennett, A J ^a   Groves, C J ^a   Sovio, U ^b   Ruokonen, A ^c   Martikainen, H ^c   Pouta, A ^c,d   Hartikainen, A L ^c   Elliott, P ^b   Lindgren, C M ^e   Freathy, R M ^f   Koch, K ^g   Ouwehand, W H ^g   Karpe, F ^a   Conway, G S ^h   Wass, J A H ^a   Jarvelin M R ^b,c   Franks, S ^b   McCarthy, M I ^a,e  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Androgens; FTO variants; Obesity; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAT MASS AND OBESITY ASSOCIATED GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROTEINS; RISK FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 44749088973     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-008-1028-6     Document Type: Article

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