Loss of FTO antagonises Wnt signaling and leads to developmental defects associated with ciliopathies.

Common intronic variants in the Human fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) are found to be associated with an increased risk of obesity. Overexpression of FTO correlates with increased food intake and obesity, whilst loss-of-function results in lethality and severe developmental defects. Despi...

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Main Authors: Daniel P S Osborn, Rosa Maria Roccasecca, Fiona McMurray, Victor Hernandez-Hernandez, Sriparna Mukherjee, Inês Barroso, Derek Stemple, Roger Cox, Philip L Beales, Sonia Christou-Savina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3913654?pdf=render