Large quantitative effect of melanocortin-4 receptor gene mutations on body mass index

J Med Genet. 2004 Oct;41(10):795-800. doi: 10.1136/jmg.2004.018614.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aging
  • Body Mass Index*
  • Body Weight
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics*
  • Genetic Testing
  • Heterozygote
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Obesity / genetics*
  • Pedigree
  • Phenotype
  • Polymorphism, Genetic / genetics
  • Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 / genetics*
  • Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 / metabolism
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sex Characteristics

Substances

  • Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4