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Ancestry specific associations of FTO gene variant and metabolic syndrome: A longitudinal ARIC study

Cross-sectional studies indicate that the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) rs9939609 gene variant is associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) primarily in European ancestry. However, the association is not fully elucidated in African Americans. We hypothesized that rs9939609 (AT = moderate-ris...

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Autores principales: Hardy, Dale S., Garvin, Jane T., Mersha, Tesfaye B., Racette, Susan B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7015559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32028392
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000018820