FTO

Universal Cellular Machinery · Core Enzymatic Catalysis & Cofactor Chemistry

Does an FTO risk variant mean I cannot manage my weight?

FTO is involved in cellular nucleic-acid regulation and has well-studied associations with body-mass traits. Those associations do not make weight fixed or determine an individual's response to a particular diet.

Common Gene Name: FTO alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenase
NCBI Gene ID: 79068
Chromosome: 16

Clinical Evidence Status

Clinical utility not established here

These labels describe available evidence about a gene. They do not classify your variant or recommend a treatment.

Answer Sources

NCBI Gene — 79068

Explore supporting evidence (0 records)

No additional curated records were matched in this dataset. This does not mean that no evidence exists.

Source snapshot: 2026-09-09. Consumer text updated: 2026-09-10. Source dates describe the cited records, not a new clinical review.

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