Normal allele: TT
The rs17782313 (C) alleles are associated with higher body mass index (BMI), with an even larger effect in children. The average increase in BMI is 0.44 units.
Polymorphism rs17782313 is related to topics like this:
Research and publications:
18454148 Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity
19016587 How does body fat influence bone mass in childhood? A Mendelian randomization approach
19060910 Genome-wide association analysis of metabolic traits in a birth cohort from a founder population
19197348 Genome-wide association studies in an isolated founder population from the Pacific Island of Kosrae
19255736 Combined effects of MC4R and FTO common genetic variants on obesity in European general populations.
19553259 Common body mass index-associated variants confer risk of extreme obesity
19629057 Impact of variation near MC4R on whole-body fat distribution, liver fat, and weight loss.
19668254 Prognostic significance of FTO genotype in the development of obesity in Japanese: the J-SHIPP study
19750184 Genome-wide association studies for atherosclerotic vascular disease and its risk factors.
19822564 Genetic Effects of FTO and MC4R Polymorphisms on Body Mass in Constitutional Types
19880856 Life course variations in the associations between FTO and MC4R gene variants and body size
19910641 Obesity genotype score and cardiovascular risk in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus
20127379 From monogenic to polygenic obesity: recent advances.
20386550 Genes and lifestyle factors in obesity: results from 12,462 subjects from MONICA/KORA.
20397748 Genome-wide association study of height and body mass index in Australian twin families.
20616199 Evaluation of genetic susceptibility loci for obesity in Chinese women.
20616999 Usefulness of Mendelian randomization in observational epidemiology.
20724578 Evaluation of A2BP1 as an obesity gene.
20725061 MC4R variant is associated with BMI but not response to resistance training in young females.
20816152 Obesity and diabetes genetic variants associated with gestational weight gain.
20816195 Analyses of shared genetic factors between asthma and obesity in children.
21063808 Combined effects of FTO rs9939609 and MC4R rs17782313 on obesity and BMI in Chinese Han populations.
21267540 Genetic predisposition to obesity leads to increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
21283731 FTO and MC4R gene variants are associated with obesity in polycystic ovary syndrome.
21293879 A dynamic model for genome-wide association studies.
21303735 Association study of MC4R with complex obesity and replication of the rs17782313 association signal.
21466928 Genetics and epigenetics of obesity.
21593506 Maternal and offspring adiposity-related genetic variants and gestational weight gain.
21701570 Genome-wide association of BMI in African Americans.
21750520 Implication of European-derived adiposity loci in African Americans.
21773002 Mendelian Randomisation Study of Childhood BMI and Early Menarche.
21787115 CHEK2, MGMT, SULT1E1 and SULT1A1 polymorphisms and endometrial cancer risk.
21799482 Common genetic variants and central adiposity among Asian-Indians.
22029802 Genetic risk score does not correlate with body mass index of Latina women in a clinical trial.
22043165 Genetics of Obesity: What have we Learned?
22051089 Associations of obesity genes with obesity-related outcomes in multiethnic children.
22421923 Associations of variants in FTO and near MC4R with obesity traits in South Asian Indians.
22992668 Pharmacogenomics knowledge for personalized medicine.
23073174 From genotype to human β cell phenotype and beyond
23147118 Eating behaviour in obese patients with melanocortin-4 receptor mutations: a literature review.
23201545 FTO and MC4R gene variants determine BMI changes in children after intensive lifestyle intervention.