Determination of the obesity-associated gene variants within the entire FTO gene by ultra-deep targeted sequencing in obese and lean children

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 424-431

  Sallman Almen M ^a   Rask Andersen, M ^a   Jacobsson, J A ^a   Ameur, A ^b   Kalnina, I ^c   Moschonis, G ^d   Juhlin, S ^a   Bringeland, N ^a   Hedberg, L A ^a   Ignatovica, V ^c   Chrousos, G P ^e   Manios, Y ^d   Klovins, J ^c   Marcus, C ^f   Gyllensten, U ^b   Fredriksson, R ^a   Schioth H B ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LATVIAN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND STUDY CENTRE   (Latvia)

^d HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^f National Childhood Obesity Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

genetics; next generation sequencing; NGS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DNA DETERMINATION; FAT MASS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; THINNESS;

EID: 84875230417     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.57     Document Type: Article

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