rs6232 Is Associated with Childhood and Adult Class III Obesity in the Mexican Population

gene have been associated with obesity in European populations. We aimed to evaluate the contribution of these variants to obesity and related traits in Mexican children and adults. = 0.05 and 0.01, respectively) only in non-obese children. In contrast, rs6235 showed no significant association with obesity or with glucose homeostasis parameters in any group.Although rs6232 is rare in the Mexican population, it should be considered as an important risk factor for extreme forms of obesity