The genetics of obesity syndromes / edited by Philip L. Beales, I. Sadaf Farooqi, Stephen O'Rahilly.

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TextSeries: Oxford monographs on medical genetics ; no. 56.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (x, 288 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

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9780199719860
0199719861
0199975191
9780199975198
1282543717
9781282543713
9786612543715
661254371X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Genetics of obesity syndromes.DDC classification:

616.3/98042 22

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RC628 .G472 2009eb

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2008 M-775
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Contents:

A practical guide to the clinical assessment and investigation of obesity / I. Sadaf Farooqi -- Human leptin and leptin receptor deficiency / I. Sadaf Farooqi and Stephen O'Rahilly -- Pro-opiomelanocortin deficiency / Heike Krude and Annette Grüters -- Prohormone convertase 1 / Robert S. Jackson -- Human melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency / I. Sadaf Farooqi and Stephen O'Rahilly -- Albrights hereditary osteodystrophy, pseudoparathyroidism and other GNAS-associated syndromes / Louise C. Wilson -- The clinical and molecular genetics of Alström syndrome / Gayle B. Collin [and others] -- The clinical, molecular and functional genetics of Bardet-Biedl syndrome / Alison Ross, Philip L. Beales and Josephine Hill -- The Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome / Joanna Crawford [and others] -- Cohen syndrome / Kate E. Chandler, Forbes D.C. Manson -- Prader-Willi syndrome / Rachel Wevrick -- Syndromes with obesity / Philip L. Beales, Raoul Hennekam.

Summary: Obesity is one of the most important contributing factors to disease throughout the world and is an area of great current interest among researchers and clinicians. The genetics of common obesity is complex, and an important thread through this labyrinth is the study of genetic syndromes in which obesity is a major component.

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Obesity is one of the most important contributing factors to disease throughout the world and is an area of great current interest among researchers and clinicians. The genetics of common obesity is complex, and an important thread through this labyrinth is the study of genetic syndromes in which obesity is a major component.

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