Could Hardy-Weinberg disequilibrium bring conclusive results in studies that link genetic markers and risk of disease development? Comment on "Genotype frequencies and the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium on rs9939609 FTO and rs17782313MC4R: implications for statistical associations to overweight and obesity in children and adolescents"

Nutrition. 2022 Nov-Dec:103-104:111792. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2022.111792. Epub 2022 Jul 12.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO / genetics
  • Child
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Markers
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Overweight* / genetics
  • Pediatric Obesity* / genetics
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

Substances

  • Genetic Markers
  • Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO
  • FTO protein, human