BJ Hennig, AJ Fulford, G Sirugo, P Rayco- … - BMC Medical …, 2009 - biomedcentral.com Sixteen FTO tagSNPs screened here, including several associated with BMI in Europeans, were
not associated with birth weight (BWT), early weight gain in 1–2 year olds, BMI in adults (≥ 18
y), or weight-for-height (WFH) z-score across all ages. No association was seen between ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - Cached - All 6 versions
HS Jun, IK Kim, HJ Lee, JH Kang, JR Kim, HD Shin, J … - Obesity, 2008 - nature.com To investigate the associations of uncoupling protein (UCP)2 and UCP3 gene variants with overweight
and related traits, we genotyped UCP2-866G>A, UCP2Ala55Val, and UCP3-55C>T in 737 Korean
children and 732 adults and collected data regarding anthropometric status and blood ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 3 versions
L Qi, YA Cho - Nutr Rev, 2008 - nutrociencia.com.br The epidemic of obesity has become a major public health problem. Common-form obesity is
underpinned by both environmental and genetic factors. Epidemiological studies have documented
that increased intakes of energy and reduced consumption of high-fiber foods, as well as ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - View as HTML - All 5 versions
F Rutters, AG Nieuwenhuizen, F Bouwman, E … - … and regulation of body … - arno.unimaas.nl 20 Abstract Objective: to replicate earlier findings on the relationship between FTO and obesity
related characteristics, as well as investigate the effect of FTO on BMI, body composition, leptin
concentrations, and physical activity longitudinally. Subjects and measurements: FTO ( ... Related articles - View as HTML
Y Tabara, H Osawa, H Guo, R Kawamoto, H … - International Journal of …, 2009 - nature.com Susceptibility of fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene polymorphisms to obesity has been
reported in various populations. Polymorphisms in the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) gene
were recently explored as another susceptible locus. However, prognostic significance of ... Related articles - All 3 versions
JV van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, MH Hofker, YT van … - Obesity …, 2009 - interscience.wiley.com We summarize current knowledge on the physiological role of the hypothalamus in body-weight
regulation and review genetic studies on the hypothalamic candidate genes in relation to
obesity. Together, data from functional and genetic studies as well as the new, common, ... Related articles
M den Hoed, MS Westerterp-Plantenga, FG … - American Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Nutrition Design: Sixty-two women and 41 men [age: 31 ± 14 y; body mass index (in kg/m 2 ): 25.0 ±
3.1] were genotyped for 5 SNPs in FTO, DNMT1, DNMT3B, LEP, and LEPR. Individuals received
fixed meals provided in energy balance. Hunger and satiety were determined pre- and ... Related articles - All 2 versions
R Hardy, AK Wills, A Wong, CE Elks, NJ … - Human Molecular …, 2009 - Oxford Univ Press The timing of associations between common genetic variants for weight or body mass index
(BMI) across the life course may provide insights into the aetiology of obesity. We genotyped
variants in FTO (rs9939609) and near MC4R (rs17782313) in 1240 men and 1239 ...