FTO Polymorphisms are associated with obesity but not with diabetes in east asian populations: A meta-analysis

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 449-457

  Bo, Xi ^a,b,c   Mi, Jie ^b  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

^c Majonng in Epidemiology   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

FTO; Meta analysis; Obesity; Polymorphism; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649123249     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-3988(10)60001-3     Document Type: Article

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