FIT collaborated with two NIH R01 grants (DK097399 and DK107735 studying FTO SNP's and feeding behavior and pediatric nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis respectively), one NIH K award (DK110539, studying obesity genetics), a grant from Regeneron, Inc. looking for specific genotypes and phenotypes for a clinical trial, and an internal grant examining the precursors and definition of metabolic syndrome in children. The gene discussed is FTO; the disease is obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency.