FTO Genotype, Vitamin D Status, and Weight Gain During Childhood

Previous evidence suggests that variants in the fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) affect adiposity in an age-dependent fashion in children, and nutritional factors may modify genotype effects. We assessed the effect of FTO rs9939609 on BMI and BMI-for-age Z score changes during childhood in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lourenço, Barbara H., Qi, Lu, Willett, Walter C., Cardoso, Marly A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Diabetes Association 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3900536/