One in Six Billion
One in Six Billion
Andrew Hattersley and Maggie Shepherd
Series 2 Episode 1. Tim Frayling and Rachel Freathy. Finding the Fat gene
24 minutes Posted May 28, 2024 at 8:00 am.
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We talk to Tim Frayling and Rachel Freathy about how they discovered the “Fat gene”.  Working with Oxford, the Exeter team showed a genetic change near FTO predisposed to obesity. This was the first and largest common genetic change altering weight.