Low Physical Activity Accentuates the Effect of the FTO rs9939609 Polymorphism on Body Fat Accumulation
Diabetes2007Vol. 57(1), pp. 95–101
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Camilla Andreasen, Kirstine L. Stender-Petersen, Mette Sloth Mogensen, Signe S. Torekov, Lise Wegner, Gary L. Andersen, Arne L. Nielsen, Anders Albrechtsen, Knut Borch‐Johnsen, S. Rasmussen, Jesper O. Clausen, Annelli Sandbæk, Torsten Lauritzen, Lars Hansen, Torben Jørgensen, Oluf Pedersen, Torben Hansen
Abstract
We validate that variation in FTO is associated with type 2 diabetes when not adjusted for BMI and with an overall increase in body fat mass. Furthermore, low physical activity seems to accentuate the effect of FTO rs9939609 on body fat accumulation.
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