A frameshift mutation in human MC4R is associated with a dominant form of obesity

Christian Vaisse; Karine Clément; B Guy-Grand; Philippe Froguel

doi:10.1038/2407

Keywords

Frameshift mutationBiologyHuman obesityGeneticsMutationObesityGeneEndocrinology

MeSH Terms

AdultAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceFemaleFrameshift MutationHumansLeptinMolecular Sequence DataObesityPedigreePolymorphismRestriction Fragment LengthPolymorphismSingle-Stranded ConformationalProteinsReceptorMelanocortinType 4ReceptorsCorticotropin

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Year: 1998
Type: letter
Volume: 20
Issue: 2
Pages: 113-114
Citations: 1096
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                                    Christian Vaisse, 
                                
                                    Karine Clément, 
                                
                                    B Guy-Grand
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            A frameshift mutation in human MC4R is associated with a dominant form of obesity. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 20
                            (2)
                            , 113-114.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/2407
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/2407
PMID: 9771699

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