Associations of the <it>FTO</it> rs9939609 and the <it>MC4R</it> rs17782313 polymorphisms with type 2 diabetes are modulated by diet, being higher when adherence to the Mediterranean diet pattern is low

Associations of the <it>FTO</it> rs9939609 and the <it>MC4R</it> rs17782313 polymorphisms with type 2 diabetes are modulated by diet, being higher when adherence to the Mediterranean diet pattern is low

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although the Fat Mass and Obesity (<it>FTO</it>) and Melanocortin-4 Receptor (<it>MC4R</it>) genes have been consistently associated with obesity risk, the association between the obesity-risk alleles with typ...

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Main Authors: Ortega-Azorín Carolina, Sorlí Jose V, Asensio Eva M, Coltell Oscar, Martínez-González Miguel, Salas-Salvadó Jordi, Covas Maria-Isabel, Arós Fernando, Lapetra José, Serra-Majem Lluís, Gómez-Gracia Enrique, Fiol Miquel, Sáez-Tormo Guillermo, Pintó Xavier, Muñoz Miguel, Ros Emilio, Ordovás Jose M, Estruch Ramon, Corella Dolores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Nutrigenetics
Mediterranean diet
Diabetes
FTO
MC4R
Gene-diet interactions
Online Access:http://www.cardiab.com/content/11/1/137

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