New advances in the genetics of early onset obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1149-1152

  Farooqi, I S ^a   O'Rahilly, S ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR AGONIST; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; LEPTIN DEFICIENCY; LEPTIN RECEPTOR DEFICIENCY; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR DEFICIENCY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY;

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 30544444525     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803056     Document Type: Editorial

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