TCF7L2 rs12255372 Gene Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Obesity: Experience from a Tertiary Level Hospital in Bangladesh
The minor T allele frequency of rs12255372 (G > T) among participants with obesity and without obesity were about 27% and 9%, respectively, indicating the rs12255372 (G > T) polymorphism of the <i>TCF7L2</i> gene may be associated with the risk of obesity in the studied Bangladeshi population.
Authors
- Marufa Mustari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8519-4988)
- Samira Mahjabeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4261-5153)
- Syed Azmal Mahmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1808-8816)
- Shahjada Selim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7749-3542)
- CFM Manzurur Rahim
- Md Kamrul Azad
- Mohammed Farid Uddin
- Sarojit Das
- Samira Moyeen
Institutions
- Bangladesh University (BD)
- Bangladesh Medical University (BD)
- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijem.ijem_471_24
- Primary Topic
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00