FTO gene variation and measures of body mass in an African population

BMC Medical Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Hennig, Branwen J ^a   Fulford, Anthony J ^a   Sirugo, Giorgio ^b   Rayco Solon, Pura ^a,c   Hattersley, Andrew T ^d   Frayling, Timothy M ^d   Prentice, Andrew M ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^d PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT MASS AND OBESITY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FTO PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; WEIGHT GAIN; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; FERTILITY; GAMBIA; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GAMBIA; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEINS;

EID: 64049095449     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-21     Document Type: Article

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