Dietary Intake, FTO Genetic Variants, and Adiposity: A Combined Analysis of Over 16,000 Children and Adolescents

The FTO gene harbors variation with the strongest effect on adiposity and obesity risk. Previous data support a role for FTO variation in influencing food intake. We conducted a combined analysis of 16,094 boys and girls aged 1–18 years from 14 studies to examine the following: 1) the association be...

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Main Authors: Qi, Qibin, Downer, Mary K., Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O., Taal, H. Rob, Barton, Sheila J., Ntalla, Ioanna, Standl, Marie, Boraska, Vesna, Huikari, Ville, Kiefte-de Jong, Jessica C., Körner, Antje, Lakka, Timo A., Liu, Gaifen, Magnusson, Jessica, Okuda, Masayuki, Raitakari, Olli, Richmond, Rebecca, Scott, Robert A., Bailey, Mark E.S., Scheuermann, Kathrin, Holloway, John W., Inskip, Hazel, Isasi, Carmen R., Mossavar-Rahmani, Yasmin, Jaddoe, Vincent W.V., Laitinen, Jaana, Lindi, Virpi, Melén, Erik, Pitsiladis, Yannis, Pitkänen, Niina, Snieder, Harold, Heinrich, Joachim, Timpson, Nicholas J., Wang, Tao, Yuji, Hinoda, Zeggini, Eleftheria, Dedoussis, George V., Kaplan, Robert C., Wylie-Rosett, Judith, Loos, Ruth J.F., Hu, Frank B., Qi, Lu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Diabetes Association 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4876751/