Genetic Polymorphisms Associated with Obesity in Southeast Asian Populations: A Systematic Review without Meta-Analysis
Ubashini Vijakumaran, Nor Azian Abdul Murad, Muhammad Irfan Abdul Jalal, Chin Siok Fong, A Rahman A Jamal, Noraidatulakma Abdullah · 2025
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Ubashini Vijakumaran and five co-authors review gene links to obesity in Southeast Asia in a 2025 paper. Weight has a strong inherited side, and most gene data come from Western groups. The team gathered the region's own studies to see which gene variants track with obesity there.
From more than 2,000 papers they kept 25 studies with 8,312 people and 33 gene variants. One variant in an energy-burning gene doubled obesity odds in Malaysian women. Another tracked with weight gain in an Indonesian group. Variants in the famous FTO gene gave mixed results, and a hunger hormone gene showed no clear link in Malaysians.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ubashini Vijakumaran, Nor Azian Abdul Murad, Muhammad Irfan Abdul Jalal, Chin Siok Fong, A Rahman A Jamal, Noraidatulakma Abdullah |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |