Uncovering the biology of FTO

Molecular Metabolism

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 32-36

  Yeo, Giles S H ^a   O'Rahilly, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enzyme; Food intake; Gene; Genome wide association studies; Nutrient; Obesity

Indexed keywords

3 METHYL URIDINE; 3 METHYLTHYMIDINE; ABH PROTEIN; ADENOSINE; ALKB PROTEIN; AMINO ACID; MESSENGER RNA; N6 METHYL ADENOSINE; PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; THYMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOINFORMATICS; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN DISEASE; CALORIC INTAKE; DISEASE MODEL; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FAT MASS; FOOD INTAKE; FTM GENE; FTS GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEART DISEASE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRON; IRX3 GENE; IRX5 GENE; IRX6 GENE; MICROCEPHALY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84871894371     PISSN: 22128778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2012.06.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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