Obesity Gene Associated With Susceptibility To Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Monday, March 23, 2009 - 11:22
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have shown that a gene implicated in the development of obesity is also associated with susceptibility to polycystic ovary syndrome. The FTO gene has recently been shown to influence a person's predisposition to obesity, and is now the first gene to be associated convincingly with susceptibility to PCOS.