title: Piecing together the FTO jigsaw.
abstract: Two recent studies of the FTO gene provide more information on how it affects body mass index.
authors.affiliation: Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, Magdalen Road, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK. tim.frayling@pms.ac.uk
authors.forename: Timothy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Frayling
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ong
mesh_terms: D050154:Adiposity / Q000235:genetics*; D000293:Adolescent; D000071516:Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO; D000818:Animals; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D014644:Genetic Variation; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D051379:Mice; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D000071516:Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO; C526492:FTO protein, human