Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
MC4R
Associated Variants
FTO c.46-23525T>A ( ENST00000636491.1, ENST00000636218.1, ENST00000471389.6, ENST00000637969.1, ENST00000637001.1 )
rs17782313
FTO c.46-23525T>A ( ENST00000471389.6, ENST00000636218.1, ENST00000636491.1, ENST00000637001.1, ENST00000637969.1 )
rs17782313
Associated Disease
obesity
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Several independent genome-wide association studies recently identified two common polymorphisms, FTO rs9939609 and MC4R rs17782313, that are linked to increased body weight and obesity.
Pubmed
21347432
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.790574886740879
Year of publication
2011
Drugs