Association of a common rs9939609 variant in the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene with obesity and metabolic phenotypes in a Taiwanese population: a replication study

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 595-601

  Hsiao, Tun Jen ^a   Lin, Eugene ^b,c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b VITA GENOMICS INC   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

body mass index; FTO gene; metabolic phenotypes; obesity; single nucleotide polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA KETOGLUTARATE DEPENDENT DIOXYGENASE FTO; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; FTO PROTEIN, HUMAN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALLELES; ALPHA-KETOGLUTARATE-DEPENDENT DIOXYGENASE FTO; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; FASTING; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; TAIWAN; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84982844613     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-016-0671-9     Document Type: Article

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