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Oxford University Press (OUP), International Journal of Epidemiology, 4(38), p. 971-975

DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp162

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Obesity and cancer: Mendelian randomization approach utilizing the FTO genotype

Journal article published in 2009 by Paul Brennan, James McKay, Lee Moore, David Zaridze, Anush Mukeria, Neonilia Szeszenia-Dabrowska, Jolanta Lissowska, Peter Rudnai, Eleonora Fabianova, Dana Mates, Vladimir Bencko, Lenka Foretova, Vladimir Janout, Wong-Ho Chow, Nathaniel Rothman and other authors.
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Abstract

Background Obesity is a risk factor for several cancers although appears to have an inverse association with cancers strongly related to tobacco. Studying obesity is difficult due to numerous biases and confounding.