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Gene id 79068
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Gene Summary

Gene Symbol FTO   Gene   UCSC   Ensembl
Aliases ALKBH9, BMIQ14, GDFD
Gene name FTO alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenase
Alternate names alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase FTO, AlkB homolog 9, U6 small nuclear RNA (2'-O-methyladenosine-N(6)-)-demethylase FTO, U6 small nuclear RNA N(6)-methyladenosine-demethylase FTO, fat mass and obesity associated, fat mass and obesity-associated prote,
Gene location 16q12.2 (53703962: 54121940)     Exons: 16     NC_000016.10
Gene summary(Entrez) This gene is a nuclear protein of the AlkB related non-haem iron and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenase superfamily but the exact physiological function of this gene is not known. Other non-heme iron enzymes function to reverse alkylated DNA and RNA damag
OMIM 610966
Associated diseases References
Cancer GAD: 19726594
Atherosclerosis GAD: 18550552
Hyperandrogenism GAD: 19913856
Hyperandrogenism INFBASE: 19913856
Inflammation GAD: 19906786
Obesity GAD: 19828706
Insulin resistance GAD: 18984658
Metabolic syndrome GAD: 18339204
Obesity GAD: 17434869
Diabetes KEGG: H00409
Diabetes GAD: 18372903
Anorexia nervosa GAD: 19746409
Fertilizing defects GAD: 19265514
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) INFBASE: 25592819
Male factor infertility MIK: 26820768
Cryptorchidism MIK: 28606200
Male infertility MIK: 26820768
Teratozoospermia MIK: 17327269

PubMed references

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PMID Condition Mutation Ethnicity Population details Infertility_type Associated_genes Abstract
26820768 Male infer
tility
p.Ser256Asn
77 infertile me
n
Male infertility
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17327269 Teratozoos
permia

19 (6 controls
, 13 cases)
Male infertility GSE6872 analyzed by GEO2R (cutoff 1.5 fold)
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28606200 Cryptorchi
dism

Monozgotic twin
s (1 control, I
cwith cryptorc
hidism)
Male infertility MeDIP-Seq
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