| Title |
Genetic Variants in the Fat and Obesity Associated (FTO) Gene and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0050354 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christiane Reitz, Giuseppe Tosto, Richard Mayeux, Jose A. Luchsinger, the NIA-LOAD/NCRAD Family Study Group and the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative |
| Abstract |
Recent studies showed that polymorphisms in the Fat and Obesity-Associated (FTO) gene have robust effects on obesity, obesity-related traits and endophenotypes associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Australia | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Russia | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 118 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 22 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 25 | 21% |
| Unknown | 24 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 25 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 12% |
| Neuroscience | 12 | 10% |
| Psychology | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 13% |
| Unknown | 29 | 24% |