Sequencing of 640,000 exomes identifies GPR75 variants associated with protection from obesity.
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Science. 2021 Jul 2;373(6550):eabf8683. doi: 10.1126/science.abf8683.
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We identified 16 genes with an exome-wide significant association with BMI, including those encoding five brain-expressed G protein-coupled receptors (CALCR, MC4R, GIPR, GPR151, and GPR75). ...
We identified 16 genes with an exome-wide significant association with BMI, including those encoding five brain-expressed G protein-c …