FTO Gene variant and risk of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Liu, Chibo ^a   Mou, Sihua ^a   Cai, Yangqun ^a  

^a TAIZHOU MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FTO GENE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEINS; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 84896708800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082133     Document Type: Article

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