The (FTO) gene polymorphism is associated with metabolic syndrome risk in Egyptian females: A case- control study

Abstract

Background: Variations within fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene had crosstalk with obesity risk in European and some Asian populations. This study was designed to investigate FTO rs9939609 association with metabolic syndrome (MetS) as well as biochemical parameters as plasma glucose, serum triacylglycerol (TAG), total cholesterol (TC) and transaminases enzymes in Arab female population from Egypt. Methods: In order to achieve that, FTO gene rs9939609 (A