Variant rs9939609 in the <it>FTO </it>gene is associated with body mass index among Chinese children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Fat-mass and obesity-associated (<it>FTO</it>) gene is a gene located in chromosome region 16q12.2. Genetic variants in <it>FTO </it>are associated with the obesity phenotype in European and Hispanic populatio...

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Main Authors: Liu Ailing, Zhang Qian, Hu Xiaoqi, Du Songming, Li Yanping, Fang Hongyun, Ma Guansheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/11/136