EMR-linked GWAS study: investigation of variation landscape of loci for body mass index in children.

ABSTRACT:

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Common variations at the loci harboring the fat mass and obesity gene (FTO), MC4R, and TMEM18 are consistently reported as being associated with obesity and body mass index (BMI) especially in adult population. In order to confirm this effect in pediatric population five European ancestry cohorts from pediatric eMERGE-II network (CCHMC-BCH) were evaluated.

Method

Data on 5049 samples of European ancestry were obtained from the Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) of two large academic centers in five different genotyped cohorts. For all available samples, gender, age, height, and weight were collected and BMI was calculated. To account for age and sex differences in BMI, BMI z-scores were generated using 2000 Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth cha

SUBMITTER: Namjou B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3847941 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature