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Like many other medical conditions, obesity is the result of an interplay between environmental and genetic factors. [2] [3] Studies have identified variants in several genes that may contribute to weight gain and body fat distribution, although only in a few cases are genes the primary cause of obesity.
Fat mass and obesity-associated protein, also known as alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase FTO, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FTO gene located on chromosome 16. As one homolog in the AlkB family proteins, it is the first messenger RNA (mRNA) demethylase that has been identified. [ 5 ]
233107 Ensembl ENSG00000153885 ENSMUSG00000030499 UniProt Q96SI1 Q8K0E1 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001129994 NM_001129995 NM_024076 NM_146188 NM_001360818 NM_001360820 RefSeq (protein) NP_001123466 NP_001123467 NP_076981 NP_666300 NP_001347747 NP_001347749 Location (UCSC) Chr 19: 33.8 – 33.82 Mb Chr 7: 34.34 – 34.36 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Potassium channel ...
Pathophysiology of obesity is the study of disordered physiological processes that cause, result from, or are otherwise associated with obesity. A number of possible pathophysiological mechanisms have been identified which may contribute in the development and maintenance of obesity.
Obesity risk factors can be genetic or environmental — the latter has to do with lifestyle choices and things you don’t have as much control over, like illness or work stress.
Faith and Health: Psychological Perspectives is a book of scientific psychology on the relationship between religious faith and health. Edited by Thomas G. Plante and Allen C. Sherman, the book was published in the United States in 2001.
The obesity rate among U.S. adults fell in 2023 for the first time in over a decade, according to a new study released on Friday. The study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum found that ...
Kaley Cuoco's 2025 started with a big bang!. The "Big Bang Theory" alum posted a carousel of photos at a romantic New Year's Eve wedding ceremony that she officiated for her younger sister Briana ...