[synthecypher]

I've got a real sweet tooth and excessively eat sweet things.

I also have a 23andMe account and looked up to see if I have the FGF21 gene?

I found that I have 2 SNP's on gene FGF21.

http://i.imgur.com/qnRD5M4.png

Any idea what this means relative to the study?

[acconrad]

Just don't take 23andMe too seriously. I had markers of being Factor V Leiden[1] but after a blood test it was revealed I didn't have it. It's a data point for sure, but it doesn't immediately mean that your genes will actually express themselves in a way that would manifest the conditions or diseases they are correlated with.

[1] http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/factor-v-leide...

[synthecypher]

Delved further into the cited study.

"This revealed statistically significant associations between FGF21 rs838133 and increased consumption of candy, as well as nominal associations with increased alcohol intake and daily smoking."

rs838133 is the first one in the table shown in image I linked to.

[synthecypher]

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