Normal allele: TT
Variation in the FTO gene contributes to obesity in children and severe obesity in adults.
Polymorphism rs1421085 is related to topics like this:
Research and publications:
17496892 Variation in FTO contributes to childhood obesity and severe adult obesity.
17928949 FTO polymorphisms in oceanic populations
18379722 Variations in the FTO gene are associated with severe obesity in the Japanese
18551112 Replication of genetic effects of FTO polymorphisms on BMI in a Korean population.
18572014 FTO gene associates to metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
18599522 FTO variants are associated with obesity in the Chinese and Malay populations in Singapore
18719664 The FTO gene is associated with adulthood obesity in the Mexican population
19255736 Combined effects of MC4R and FTO common genetic variants on obesity in European general populations.
20127379 From monogenic to polygenic obesity: recent advances.
20309761 Genotype-based risk and pharmacogenetic sampling in clinical trials.
20381893 The genetics of obesity: FTO leads the way.
20430937 Fine mapping of the association with obesity at the FTO locus in African-derived populations.
20616199 Evaluation of genetic susceptibility loci for obesity in Chinese women.
20664633 Lack of association between a new tag SNP in the FTO gene and BMI in Czech-Slavonic population.
20875147 Obesity and the brain: a possible genetic link.
21076408 Overexpression of Fto leads to increased food intake and results in obesity.
21283731 FTO and MC4R gene variants are associated with obesity in polycystic ovary syndrome.
21318054 Rs9939609 variant of the fat mass and obesity-associated gene and trunk obesity in adolescents.
21651756 FTO gene polymorphisms and obesity risk: a meta-analysis.
22043165 Genetics of Obesity: What have we Learned?
22189543 Genetic variants in FTO associated with metabolic syndrome: a meta- and gene-based analysis.
22513296 Obesity susceptibility loci and dietary intake in the Look AHEAD Trial.
22590636 Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome among women in Chinese rural areas.
22761283 Multigene interactions and the prediction of depression in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study.
23136261 Fat mass and obesity gene and cognitive decline: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
23577239 Genetics of obesity and type 2 diabetes in African Americans.
24106974 Association between fat-mass-and-obesity-associated (FTO) gene and hip fracture susceptibility.
24607704 Ripple effects of developmental disabilities and mental illness on nondisabled adult siblings.
24768648 FTO polymorphisms moderate the association of food reinforcement with energy intake.
24911064 Association of FTO polymorphisms with obesity and metabolic parameters in Han Chinese adolescents.
24992585 Polygenic risk predicts obesity in both white and black young adults.
25074273 Association of obesity with rs1421085 and rs9939609 polymorphisms of FTO gene.
25477898 Replication of obesity and diabetes-related SNP associations in individuals from Yucatán, México.
25542809 Common variations in the FTO gene and obesity in Thais: a family-based study.
26287746 FTO Obesity Variant Circuitry and Adipocyte Browning in Humans.
26392018 FTO association and interaction with time spent sitting.
26440677 Association of FTO and IRX3 genetic variants to obesity risk in north India.
26726774 Gender-Dependent Association of FTO Polymorphisms with Body Mass Index in Mexicans.
26727462 Physical activity and genetic predisposition to obesity in a multiethnic longitudinal study.
27064284 Hypomorphism of Fto and Rpgrip1l causes obesity in mice.
27241637 Is fat mass & obesity-associated (FTO) gene master regulator of obesity ?
27465381 Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and genetic predisposition to obesity in 2 Swedish cohorts.
27547017 Genetic factors that affect nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic clinical review.