Genome wide analysis reveals association of a FTO gene variant with epigenetic changes

Genomics

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 132-137

  Almén, Markus Sällman ^a   Jacobsson, Josefin A ^a   Moschonis, George ^b   Benedict, Christian ^a   Chrousos, George P ^c   Fredriksson, Robert ^a   Schiöth, Helgi B ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

BMI; Children; Demethylase; Genetics; Leukocytes; Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BCAS3 GENE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEXI GENE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; FTO GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE PRODUCT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; KARS GENE; MSI1 GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STON1 GENE; TERF2IP GENE;

ALLELES; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; OBESITY; PROTEINS;

EID: 84857503338     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: 10898646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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