Interaction between FTO rs9939609 and the Native American-origin ABCA1 rs9282541 affects BMI in the admixed Mexican population

Interaction between FTO rs9939609 and the Native American-origin ABCA1 rs9282541 affects BMI in the admixed Mexican population

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to explore whether interactions between FTO rs9939609 and ABCA1 rs9282541 affect BMI and waist circumference (WC), and could explain previously reported population differences in FTO-obesity and FTO-BMI associations in the Mexican and European population...

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Main Authors: Marisela Villalobos-Comparán, Bárbara Antuna-Puente, María Teresa Villarreal-Molina, Samuel Canizales-Quinteros, Rafael Velázquez-Cruz, Paola León-Mimila, Hugo Villamil-Ramírez, Juan Antonio González-Barrios, José Luis Merino-García, María Rocío Thompson-Bonilla, Diego Jarquin, Osvaldo Erik Sánchez-Hernández, Martha Eunice Rodríguez-Arellano, Carlos Posadas-Romero, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Francisco Campos-Pérez, Manuel Quiterio, Jorge Salmerón-Castro, Alessandra Carnevale, Sandra Romero-Hidalgo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Subjects:
Body mass index
FTO and ABCA1 variants
Interaction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12881-017-0410-y

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