Lean despite a genetic predisposition for obesity - Configuration of environmental factors as a chance? A case report;Schlank trotz genetischer prädisposition für adipositas - beeinflussung von umweltfaktoren als chance? Eine kasuistik

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 134, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 1047-1050

  Melchior, C ^a,b   Kiess, W ^b   Dittrich, K ^b   Schulz, A ^a   Schoneberg T ^a   Korner A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

MC4R; Melanocortin 4 receptor; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SATIETY; SYMPTOM; WEIGHT CONTROL; GENETICS; LIFESTYLE; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; POINT MUTATION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; POINT MUTATION; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; SATIETY RESPONSE;

EID: 65649093061     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: 14394413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1222565     Document Type: Article

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