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The FTO Gene rs9939609 Polymorphism Predicts Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

OBJECTIVE: Genome-wide association studies have shown that variance in the fat mass- and obesity- associated gene (FTO) is associated with risk of obesity in Europeans and Asians. Since obesity is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), several studies have investigated th...

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Autores principales: Liu, Chibo, Mou, Sihua, Pan, Chunqin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3747067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23977173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071901