1. A common variant in the FTO locus is associated with waist-hip ratio in Indian adolescents.
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Vasan, S. K., Fall, T., Job, V., Gu, H. F., Ingelsson, E., Brismar, K., Karpe, F., and Thomas, N.
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OBESITY genetics , *ADIPOSE tissues , *ANTHROPOMETRY , *CHI-squared test , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *RESEARCH funding , *GENOMICS , *EQUIPMENT & supplies , *DATA analysis software - Abstract
Background Common variants in the FTO locus, and near MC4R locus, have been shown to have a robust association with obesity in children and adults among various ethnic groups. Associations with obesity traits among Indian adolescents have not been determined. Objective To study the association of rs9939609 (FTO) and rs17782313 (MC4R) to obesity related anthropometric traits in Indian adolescents. Methods Subjects for the current study were recruited from a cross-sectional cohort of 1,230 adolescents (age mean ± SD: 17.1 ± 1.9 years) from South India. Results The variant at the FTO locus was found to be associated with waist-hip ratio (WHR) but not with overall obesity in this population. No significant association was observed for obesity-traits and Mc4R variant rs17782313. Conclusion The common variant of FTO ( rs9939609) is associated with body fat distribution during early growth in Indian adolescents and may predispose to obesity and metabolic consequences in adulthood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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