ea0041ep447 | Diabetes (to include epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2016
Beysel Selvihan
, Alp Yunus
, Alparslan Pinarli Ferda
, Cakal Erman
, Yesilyurt Ahmet
, Delibasi Tuncay
Introduction: Common polymorphisms of the fat mass and obesity associated gene (FTO) is known to associate with increased obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2. This was the first study to investigate the association between the rs9939609 FTO gene polymorphism and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in Turkish women.Patients and methods: The case-control study included 203 gestational diabetes and 191 non-diabetic pregnant controls. Anthropometric and bio...