Polymorphisms in FTO and MAF Genes and Birth Weight, BMI, Ponderal Index, Weight Gain in a Large Cohort of Infants with a Birth Weight below 1500 Grams.

Polymorphisms in FTO and MAF Genes and Birth Weight, BMI, Ponderal Index, Weight Gain in a Large Cohort of Infants with a Birth Weight below 1500 Grams.

<label>BACKGROUND</label>The FTO gene, located on chromosome 16q12.2, and the MAF gene, located on chromosome 16q22-23, were identified as genes harboring common variants with an impact on obesity predisposition. We studied the association of common variants with birth weight, gain of bo...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Haller, Juliane Spiegler, Claudia Hemmelmann, Helmut Küster, Matthias Vochem, Jens Möller, Dirk Müller, Angela Kribs, Thomas Hoehn, Christoph Härtel, Egbert Herting, Wolfgang Göpel, German Neonatal Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3694095?pdf=render

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