The p. N103K mutation of leptin (LEP) gene and severe early onset obesity in Pakistan

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a complex disorder and has been increasing globally at alarming rates including Pakistan. However, there is scarce research on understanding obesity genetics in Pakistan. Leptin is a hormone secreted by adipocytes in response to satiety and correlates with body weight. Any mut...

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Autores principales: Shabana, Hasnain, Shahida
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4831177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27075752
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40659-016-0082-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4831177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27075752
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40659-016-0082-7

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