Genetics of Complex Obesity Flashcards by Elvis P | Brainscape

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What diseases are linked with obesity?

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Type 2 Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Hypertension
Cancer

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Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS)

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Large populations of people
Disease status and or trait information
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) DNA genotypes at very high density - tend to be common variants
Statistical analysis tools

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What is the FTO Locus

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Region in 1st intron of FTO Gene on Chromosome 16, strongly associated with BMI and obesity in GWAS studies

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