Association between overweight and obesity in schoolchildren with rs9939609 polymorphism (FTO) and family history for obesity

Objective: To determine the association between overweight/obesity in schoolchildren with FTO rs9939609 polymorphism (fatmass and obesity associated) and family history of obesity. Methods: Cross-sectional study comprising a sample of 406 children aged 7–17 years in a city in southern Brazil. Overwe...

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Main Authors: Cézane Priscila Reuter, Miria Suzana Burgos, Joana Carolina Bernhard, Debora Tornquist, Elisa Inês Klinger, Tássia Silvana Borges, Jane Dagmar Pollo Renner, Andréia Rosane de Moura Valim, Elza Daniel de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755716300274