A novel mutation of the leptin gene in an Indian patient

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 391-393

  Thakur, Seema ^a   Kumar, A ^b   Dubey, S ^c   Saxena, R ^c   Peters, A N C ^b   Singhal, A ^b  

^a Department of Genetics and Fetal Medicine Fortis La Femme GKII ^*  (India)

^b FORTIS HOSPITAL   (India)

^c SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; RECOMBINANT LEPTIN;

ALSTROM SYNDROME; ANIRIDIA; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERPHAGIA; INDIAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LEPTIN DEFICIENCY; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NONSENSE MUTATION; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; WEIGHT GAIN; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEFICIENCY; GENETICS; MALE; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; LEPTIN; MALE; MUTATION; OBESITY;

EID: 84908224490     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cge.12289     Document Type: Letter

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