The following is a summary of “FTO and NOS3 genes associated with pediatric obesity: Corações de Ouro Preto study,” published ...

The study zeroes in on the FTO gene variant rs9939609-A, a common genetic quirk linked to increased obesity risk in ~45% of ...

"In other cases, environmental exposures influence which genetic factors contribute to disease risk (the impact of the FTO gene on a body mass index will vary depending on lifestyle factors)." ...

The answer is, maybe. The fat mass and obesity related gene – or FTO – is a regular gene which all of us have. However, one version of FTO makes you more likely to be obese, and one version ...