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Weight Loss after Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Adolescents with MC4R mutations

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of Melanocortin4 Receptor (MC4R) mutations in morbidly obese adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery and compare weight loss outcomes in patients with and without mutations. DESIGN AND METHODS: In this prospective cohort study, 135 adolescent patients evaluated...

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Autores principales: Censani, Marisa, Conroy, Rushika, Deng, Liyong, Oberfield, Sharon E., McMahon, Donald J., Zitsman, Jeffrey L., Leibel, Rudy L., Chung, Wendy K., Fennoy, Ilene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3880391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23740648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.20511