FTO genotype and adiposity in children: Physical activity levels influence the effect of the risk genotype in adolescent males

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1339-1343

  Scott, Robert A ^a   Bailey, Mark E S ^a   Moran, Colin N ^a   Wilson, Richard H ^a   Fuku, Noriyuki ^b   Tanaka, Masashi ^b   Tsiokanos, Athanasios ^c   Jamurtas, Athanasios Z ^c   Grammatikaki, Evangelia ^d   Moschonis, George ^d   Manios, Yannis ^d   Pitsiladis, Yannis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^d HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

FTO; obesity; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; FAT MASS AND OBESITY ASSOCIATED GENE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEINS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 78549244440     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2010.131     Document Type: Article

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