Chunk #15 — I. The genetic epidemiology of FTO — FTO and obesity risk over the life course

Source: The bigger picture of FTO: the first GWAS-identified obesity gene.
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Although FTO was first discovered as an obesity-susceptibility locus in adults,8-10 its associations with obesity related traits were promptly confirmed in studies of children and adolescents.8,19-21,38,39,56,59-61,79-89