Association of rs9939609 in FTO with BMI among Polynesian peoples living in Aotearoa New Zealand and other Pacific nations
Krishnan M, Phipps-Green A, Russell E, Major T, Cadzow M, Stamp L, Dalbeth N, Hindmarsh J, Qasim M, Watson H, Liu S, Carlson J, Minster R, Hawley N, Naseri T, Reupena M, Deka R, McGarvey S, Merriman T, Murphy R, Weeks D. Association of rs9939609 in FTO with BMI among Polynesian peoples living in Aotearoa New Zealand and other Pacific nations. Journal Of Human Genetics 2023, 68: 463-468. PMID: 36864286, PMCID: PMC10313811, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-023-01141-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOBayes TheoremBody Mass IndexGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaori PeopleNew ZealandPacific Island PeoplePolymorphism, Single NucleotideConceptsBody mass indexMean body mass indexHigher body mass indexPrevious smaller studiesAssociation of rs9939609New Zealand PolynesiansMass indexFat massSmall studySignificant associationPolynesian ancestryFTO variantsRs9939609Effect size estimatesAssociationSimilar effectsMean effect size estimate