FTO and NOS3 genes associated with pediatric obesity: Corações de Ouro Preto study
Our results support the idea that the SNP rs1121980 in the FTO gene and rs1799983 in the NOS3 gene can affect the occurrence of obesity in Brazilian children and adolescents living in urban areas.
Authors
- Wandeir Wagner de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4784-0966)
- Anna Carolina Motta Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9746-9379)
- George Luiz Lins Machado-Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9806-9721)
- Luiz Antônio Alves de Menezes-Júnior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4497-5358)
- Luciano Garcia Lourenção (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-4702)
- Daniela Fonseca Abdo Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4881-9827)
- Aline Priscila Batista (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8305-1011)
- Gabriel Trindade Avelar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4560-0299)
- Thomás Viana de Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9815-5021)
- André Versiani Caldeira Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9419-8477)
- Joana Paula Mendes de Moura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6737-2915)
- I Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0589-7878)
- Camila Blanco Cangussu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2248-1955)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (BR)
- Ministério da Saúde (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05570-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais