Anti-FTO (human)

Recognizes human FTO. Detects a band of about 59kDa by Western blot. Liquid. 0.2µm-filtered solution in PBS, pH 7.4. Contains no preservatives. FTO (Fat mass-and obesity-associated gene) is the responsible gene for mouse 'fused toes'mutation. An association between FTO genotype and type 2 diabetes has been confirmed. The presence of the FTO rs9939609 A-allele was found to be positively correlated with other symptoms of the metabolic syndrome, including higher fasting insulin, glucose, and triglycerides, and lower HDL-cholesterol.