FTO at rs9939609, food responsiveness, emotional control and symptoms of ADHD in preschool children.

FTO at rs9939609, food responsiveness, emotional control and symptoms of ADHD in preschool children.

The FTO minor allele at rs9939609 has been associated with body mass index (BMI: weight (kg)/height (m)(2)) in children from 5 years onwards, food intake, and eating behaviour. The high expression of FTO in the brain suggests that this gene may also be associated with behavioural phenotypes, such as...

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Main Authors: Fleur P Velders, Jolanda E De Wit, Pauline W Jansen, Vincent W V Jaddoe, Albert Hofman, Frank C Verhulst, Henning Tiemeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3498333?pdf=render

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