A mutation in the human leptin receptor gene causes obesity and pituitary dysfunction

Nature

Volumn 392, Issue 6674, 1998, Pages 398-401

  Clément, Karine ^a,b   Vaisse, Christian ^a,b   Lahlou, Najiba ^c   Cabrol, Sylvie ^d   Pelloux, Veronique ^a   Cassuto, Dominique ^a   Gourmelen, Micheline ^d   Dina, Christian ^b   Chambaz, Jean ^e   Lacorte, Jean Marc ^e   Basdevant, Arnaud ^a,b   Bougnères, Pierre ^e   Lebouc, Yves ^d   Froguel, Philippe ^a,b   Guy Grand, Bernard ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^d ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPITUITARISM; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARRIER PROTEINS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; OBESITY; PITUITARY DISEASES; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RNA, MESSENGER;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0344450708     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/32911     Document Type: Article

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