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Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation.
Willer CJ, Speliotes EK, Loos RJ, Li S, Lindgren CM, Heid IM, Berndt SI, Elliott AL, Jackson AU, Lamina C, Lettre G, Lim N, Lyon HN, McCarroll SA, Papadakis K, Qi L, Randall JC, Roccasecca RM, Sanna S, Scheet P, Weedon MN, Wheeler E, Zhao JH, Jacobs LC, Prokopenko I, Soranzo N, Tanaka T, Timpson NJ, Almgren P, Bennett A, Bergman RN, Bingham SA, Bonnycastle LL, Brown M, Burtt NP, Chines P, Coin L, Collins FS, Connell JM, Cooper C, Smith GD, Dennison EM, Deodhar P, Elliott P, Erdos MR, Estrada K, Evans DM, Gianniny L, Gieger C, Gillson CJ, Guiducci C, Hackett R, Hadley D, Hall AS, Havulinna AS, Hebebrand J, Hofman A, Isomaa B, Jacobs KB, Johnson T, Jousilahti P, Jovanovic Z, Khaw KT, Kraft P, Kuokkanen M, Kuusisto J, Laitinen J, Lakatta EG, Luan J, Luben RN, Mangino M, McArdle WL, Meitinger T, Mulas A, Munroe PB, Narisu N, Ness AR, Northstone K, O'Rahilly S, Purmann C, Rees MG, Ridderstråle M, Ring SM, Rivadeneira F, Ruokonen A, Sandhu MS, Saramies J, Scott LJ, Scuteri A, Silander K, Sims MA, Song K, Stephens J, Stevens S, Stringham HM, Tung YC, Valle TT, Van Duijn CM, Vimaleswaran KS, Vollenweider P, Waeber G, Wallace C, Watanabe RM, Waterworth DM, Watkins N; Wellcome Trust … See abstract for full author list ➔ Willer CJ, et al. Among authors: hebebrand j. Nat Genet. 2009 Jan;41(1):25-34. doi: 10.1038/ng.287. Epub 2008 Dec 14. Nat Genet. 2009. PMID: 19079261 Free PMC article.
Melanocortin-4 receptor gene variant I103 is negatively associated with obesity.
Geller F, Reichwald K, Dempfle A, Illig T, Vollmert C, Herpertz S, Siffert W, Platzer M, Hess C, Gudermann T, Biebermann H, Wichmann HE, Schäfer H, Hinney A, Hebebrand J. Geller F, et al. Among authors: hebebrand j. Am J Hum Genet. 2004 Mar;74(3):572-81. doi: 10.1086/382490. Epub 2004 Feb 17. Am J Hum Genet. 2004. PMID: 14973783 Free PMC article.
Prevalence, spectrum, and functional characterization of melanocortin-4 receptor gene mutations in a representative population-based sample and obese adults from Germany.
Hinney A, Bettecken T, Tarnow P, Brumm H, Reichwald K, Lichtner P, Scherag A, Nguyen TT, Schlumberger P, Rief W, Vollmert C, Illig T, Wichmann HE, Schäfer H, Platzer M, Biebermann H, Meitinger T, Hebebrand J. Hinney A, et al. Among authors: hebebrand j. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 May;91(5):1761-9. doi: 10.1210/jc.2005-2056. Epub 2006 Feb 21. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006. PMID: 16492696
A common genetic variant is associated with adult and childhood obesity.
Herbert A, Gerry NP, McQueen MB, Heid IM, Pfeufer A, Illig T, Wichmann HE, Meitinger T, Hunter D, Hu FB, Colditz G, Hinney A, Hebebrand J, Koberwitz K, Zhu X, Cooper R, Ardlie K, Lyon H, Hirschhorn JN, Laird NM, Lenburg ME, Lange C, Christman MF. Herbert A, et al. Among authors: hebebrand j. Science. 2006 Apr 14;312(5771):279-83. doi: 10.1126/science.1124779. Science. 2006. PMID: 16614226
The association of a SNP upstream of INSIG2 with body mass index is reproduced in several but not all cohorts.
Lyon HN, Emilsson V, Hinney A, Heid IM, Lasky-Su J, Zhu X, Thorleifsson G, Gunnarsdottir S, Walters GB, Thorsteinsdottir U, Kong A, Gulcher J, Nguyen TT, Scherag A, Pfeufer A, Meitinger T, Brönner G, Rief W, Soto-Quiros ME, Avila L, Klanderman B, Raby BA, Silverman EK, Weiss ST, Laird N, Ding X, Groop L, Tuomi T, Isomaa B, Bengtsson K, Butler JL, Cooper RS, Fox CS, O'Donnell CJ, Vollmert C, Celedón JC, Wichmann HE, Hebebrand J, Stefansson K, Lange C, Hirschhorn JN. Lyon HN, et al. Among authors: hebebrand j. PLoS Genet. 2007 Apr 27;3(4):e61. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0030061. Epub 2007 Mar 7. PLoS Genet. 2007. PMID: 17465681 Free PMC article.
Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity.
Loos RJ, Lindgren CM, Li S, Wheeler E, Zhao JH, Prokopenko I, Inouye M, Freathy RM, Attwood AP, Beckmann JS, Berndt SI; Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial; Jacobs KB, Chanock SJ, Hayes RB, Bergmann S, Bennett AJ, Bingham SA, Bochud M, Brown M, Cauchi S, Connell JM, Cooper C, Smith GD, Day I, Dina C, De S, Dermitzakis ET, Doney AS, Elliott KS, Elliott P, Evans DM, Sadaf Farooqi I, Froguel P, Ghori J, Groves CJ, Gwilliam R, Hadley D, Hall AS, Hattersley AT, Hebebrand J, Heid IM; KORA; Lamina C, Gieger C, Illig T, Meitinger T, Wichmann HE, Herrera B, Hinney A, Hunt SE, Jarvelin MR, Johnson T, Jolley JD, Karpe F, Keniry A, Khaw KT, Luben RN, Mangino M, Marchini J, McArdle WL, McGinnis R, Meyre D, Munroe PB, Morris AD, Ness AR, Neville MJ, Nica AC, Ong KK, O'Rahilly S, Owen KR, Palmer CN, Papadakis K, Potter S, Pouta A, Qi L; Nurses' Health Study; Randall JC, Rayner NW, Ring SM, Sandhu MS, Scherag A, Sims MA, Song K, Soranzo N, Speliotes EK; Diabetes Genetics Initiative; Syddall HE, Teichmann SA, Timpson NJ, Tobias JH, Uda M; SardiNIA Study; Vogel CI, Wallace C, Waterworth DM, Weedon MN; Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium; Willer CJ; FUSION… See abstract for full author list ➔ Loos RJ, et al. Among authors: hebebrand j. Nat Genet. 2008 Jun;40(6):768-75. doi: 10.1038/ng.140. Epub 2008 May 4. Nat Genet. 2008. PMID: 18454148 Free PMC article.
Gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor: association analyses for obesity of several polymorphisms in large study groups.
Vogel CI, Scherag A, Brönner G, Nguyen TT, Wang HJ, Grallert H, Bornhorst A, Rosskopf D, Völzke H, Reinehr T, Rief W, Illig T, Wichmann HE, Schäfer H, Hebebrand J, Hinney A. Vogel CI, et al. Among authors: hebebrand j. BMC Med Genet. 2009 Mar 2;10:19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-19. BMC Med Genet. 2009. PMID: 19254363 Free PMC article.
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