Influences of the common FTO rs9939609 variant on inflammatory markers throughout a broad range of body mass index.

Influences of the common FTO rs9939609 variant on inflammatory markers throughout a broad range of body mass index.

A recent study reported that the fatness associated A-allele of FTO rs9939609 increased plasma high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels independent of fatness. We aimed to investigate if this gene variant had fatness-independent effects on plasma hs-CRP and 10 additional circulating obesi...

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Main Authors: Esther Zimmermann, Kristin Skogstrand, David M Hougaard, Arne Astrup, Torben Hansen, Oluf Pedersen, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Tine Jess
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3016333?pdf=render

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