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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3694095?pdf=render |
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