FTO risk_factor_for BMI
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Evidence (3 sources)
Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index.
(2010)
PMID:20935630
cited
the FTO SNP accounting for the largest proportion of the variance (0.34%)
confidence: 0.96
Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation.
(2009)
PMID:19079261
cited
the eight validated loci (TMEM18, KCTD15, SH2B1, MTCH2, NEGR1 and GNPDA2, plus FTO and MC4R) ... BMI-increasing alleles
confidence: 0.95
Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation.
(2009)
PMID:19079261
cited
SNPs ... all mapped within the FTO gene ... confirm previous reports of association at this locus
confidence: 0.85