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BMI effecting trait 14

Genetic alterations in the FTO gene can cause obesity in a recessive manner.

Systematic

Body mass index quantitative trait
BMI effecting trait 14
FTO

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Willer CJ et al. (2009) Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation.

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Yang J et al. (2012) FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index.

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Ho AJ et al. (2010) A commonly carried allele of the obesity-related FTO gene is associated with reduced brain volume in the healthy elderly.

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Kent P et al. (2009) Case 3-2009: a 9-month-old boy with seizures.

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Jonsson A et al. (2009) Obesity, FTO gene variant, and energy intake in children.

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Cecil JE et al. (2008) An obesity-associated FTO gene variant and increased energy intake in children.

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Wardle J et al. (2008) Obesity associated genetic variation in FTO is associated with diminished satiety.

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Kilpeläinen TO et al. (2011) Genetic variation near IRS1 associates with reduced adiposity and an impaired metabolic profile.

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Claussnitzer M et al. (2015) FTO Obesity Variant Circuitry and Adipocyte Browning in Humans.

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Dina C et al. (2007) Variation in FTO contributes to childhood obesity and severe adult obesity.

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Frayling TM et al. (2007) A common variant in the FTO gene is associated with body mass index and predisposes to childhood and adult obesity.

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Meyre D et al. (2009) Genome-wide association study for early-onset and morbid adult obesity identifies three new risk loci in European populations.

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Hardy R et al. (2010) Life course variations in the associations between FTO and MC4R gene variants and body size.

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Loos RJ et al. (2008) Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity.

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