FTO Biology and Obesity: Why do a billion of us weigh 3 kg more?

Few would dispute that the current obesity epidemic has been driven by lifestyle and environmental changes. However, it is clear that individuals respond differently to these ‘obesigenic’ changes and this variation in response has a strong genetic element. Genome-wide association studies have revea...

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Main Authors: Man-Ka Marcella Cheung, Giles eYeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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FTO
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2011.00004/full