Intracellular retention of human melanocortin-4 receptor: A molecular mechanism underlying early-onset obesity in F261S pedigree of Chinese

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 280-285

  Fang, Qi Chen ^a,b,c   Jia, Wei Ping ^a,b,c   Cai, Shu Bing ^a,b,c   Shao, Xin Yu ^a,b,c   Zhang, Rong ^a,b,c   Wang, Cong Rong ^a,b,c   Bao, Yu Qian ^a,b,c   Xiang, Kun San ^a,b,c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Diabetes Institute   (China)

^c Shanghai Clinical Center of Diabetes   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Melanocortin 4 receptor; Mutation; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649095394     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-3988(08)60042-2     Document Type: Article

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