Scrutinizing the FTO locus: compelling evidence for a complex, long-range regulatory context

Human Genetics

Volumn 134, Issue 11-12, 2015, Pages 1183-1193

  Rask Andersen, Mathias ^a   Almén, Markus Sällman ^b   Schiöth, Helgi B ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRX3 PROTEIN; IRX5 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FTO PROTEIN, HUMAN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; IRX3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; IRX5 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CELL INTERACTION; CHROMATIN; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

BODY MASS INDEX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC LOCI; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEINS; REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84946479124     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-015-1599-5     Document Type: Article

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