Risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity is differentially associated with variation in FTO in whites and African-Americans in the ARIC study.

Bressler, Jan

Risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity is differentially associated with variation in FTO in whites and African-Americans in the ARIC study. [electronic resource] - PloS one May 2010 - e10521 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

1932-6203

10.1371/journal.pone.0010521 doi


Black or African American--genetics
Alleles
Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO
Atherosclerosis--genetics
Body Mass Index
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2--complications
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity--complications
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide--genetics
Proteins--genetics
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
White People--genetics