NCIt synonyms : Fat Mass and Obesity Associated wt Allele; MGC5149; KIAA1752; FATSO, Mouse, Homolog of Gene; Fat Mass- and Obesity-Associated Gene; ALKBH9;
NCIt definition : Human FTO wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 16q12.2 and is approximately
418 kb in length. This allele, which encodes alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase
FTO protein, plays a role in nucleic acid metabolism. Polymorphism of the gene may
be associated with breast cancer risk.;