Common Variation in the Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated (FTO) Gene Confers Risk of Obesity and Modulates BMI in the Chinese Population

• Published in: Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 57; no. 8; pp. 2245 - 2252
• Main Authors: Chang, Yi-Cheng, Liu, Pi-Hua, Lee, Wei-Jei, Chang, Tien-Jyun, Jiang, Yi-Der, Li, Hung-Yuan, Kuo, Shan-Shan, Lee, Kuang-Chin, Chuang, Lee-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01.08.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO; Asian People - genetics; Biological and medical sciences; Body Mass Index; China; Cytoskeletal Proteins; Diabetes; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance; Female; Gastrointestinal surgery; Gene Frequency; Genes; Genetic aspects; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genetics; Genomes; Genotype; Genotype & phenotype; Glucose; Health aspects; Homeostasis; Hospitals; Humans; Insulin resistance; Male; Medical sciences; Medical screening; Metabolic diseases; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Obesity; Obesity - ethnology; Obesity - genetics; Obesity - physiopathology; Plasma; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Proteins - genetics; Proteins - physiology; Research design; Risk Factors; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; Software; Type 2 diabetes; China; Japan; Taiwan; Endocrinopathy; Obesity; Gene; Diabetes mellitus; Nutrition disorder; Risk factor; Chinese; Fat mass; Nutritional status

Common Variation in the Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated ( FTO ) Gene Confers Risk of Obesity and Modulates BMI in the Chinese Population Yi-Cheng Chang 1 , Pi-Hua Liu 2 , Wei-Jei Lee 3 , Tien-Jyun Chang 4 , Yi-Der Jiang 4 , Hung-Yuan Li 4 , Shan-Shan Kuo 4 , Kuang-Chin Lee 4 and Lee-Ming Chuang 4 5...