Journal article
Overexpression of Fto leads to increased food intake and results in obesity.
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Genome-wide association studies have identified SNPs within FTO, the human fat mass and obesity-associated gene, that are strongly associated with obesity. Individuals homozygous for the at-risk rs9939609 A allele weigh, on average, ~3 kg more than individuals with the low-risk T allele. Mice that lack FTO function and/or Fto expression display increased energy expenditure and a lean phenotype. We show here that ubiquitous overexpression of Fto leads to a dose-dependent increase in body and f...
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- Published
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- Journal:
- Nature genetics
- Volume:
- 42
- Issue:
- 12
- Pages:
- 1086-1092
- Publication date:
- 2010-12-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1546-1718
- ISSN:
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1061-4036
- Source identifiers:
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114802
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- English
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- pubs:114802
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- 2010
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