Protective Association of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms rs1861868-FTO and rs7975232-VDR and Obesity in Saudi Females.

Lubna Ibrahim Al AsoomDina Tariq Al AfandiAseel Salah Al AbdulhadiNazish RafiqueShahanas ChathothAhmed Abdulrahman Alsunni

Published in: International journal of general medicine (2020)

The current study showed that minor alleles, "T" of FTO and "A" of VDR, might be protective factors against increased BMI in young Saudi female subjects. To elucidate this association, further studies with larger sample size involving both sexes are required.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
weight gain
insulin resistance
body mass index
weight loss
saudi arabia
physical activity
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle