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OBESITE GENETIQUE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hygiene and Health
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- genetic obesity
1, record 1, English, genetic%20obesity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Genetic obesity is categorized into several types based on the way genes are involved ... Monogenic obesity: Excessive weight caused by a mutation in a single gene. ... Polygenic obesity: Variations in multiple genes contribute to the susceptibility to obesity in small ways. ... Syndromic obesity: Genetic changes in specific diseases, like Prader-Willi syndrome, can directly lead to obesity. 2, record 1, English, - genetic%20obesity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hygiène et santé
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obésité génétique
1, record 1, French, ob%C3%A9sit%C3%A9%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-03-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Endocrine System and Metabolism
- Hygiene and Health
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- diabesity
1, record 2, English, diabesity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A condition characterized by obesity, type-2 diabetes and associated complications. 2, record 2, English, - diabesity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Obesity and type-2 diabetes (diabesity) are a major global health problem ... Obesity, which is a major recognised risk factor for type 2 diabetes, is rapidly increasing in prevalence, resulting in a diabesity epidemic ... To treat diabesity, we must develop approaches to modulate the ways in which the brain controls metabolism, body weight and composition. 3, record 2, English, - diabesity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
- Hygiène et santé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- diabésité
1, record 2, French, diab%C3%A9sit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] obésité couplée à un diabète [de type 2]. 2, record 2, French, - diab%C3%A9sit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur le plan médical, les [...] recherches ont mis en évidence le lien -- de cause à effet ou l’inverse, on n’est guère encore fixé sur ce point -- entre obésité et diabète de type 2. On estime, en effet, que 80 % des personnes atteintes par ce diabète [...] souffrent en même temps d’une surcharge pondérale caractéristique. Cette association baptisée «diabésité» peut provoquer une aggravation sévère des risques cardiovasculaires classiquement liés au surpoids et entraîner des pathologies lourdes affectant, par exemple, la vue, les fonctions rénales, la résistance aux infections et le système nerveux. 3, record 2, French, - diab%C3%A9sit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Le gène] ENPP1 est le premier déterminant génétique commun entre obésité de l'enfant, obésité morbide de l'adulte et diabète de type 2 [...] La découverte de ce gène de «diabésité» [...] montre qu'au-delà des perturbations de la prise alimentaire et de la satiété, il existe des obésités très diabétogènes d’origine purement métabolique. [...] Ainsi des régimes moins «insulino-résistants», une activité physique importante voire des médicaments spécifiques pourraient être très efficaces pour lutter contre la «diabésité», première épidémie d’origine non infectieuse de l'histoire de l'humanité. 4, record 2, French, - diab%C3%A9sit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2019-12-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
- Genetics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Prader–Willi syndrome
1, record 3, English, Prader%26ndash%3BWilli%20syndrome
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- PWS 2, record 3, English, PWS
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A congenital disorder characterized by obesity, short stature, lack of muscle tone, hypogonadism, and central nervous system dysfunction[, which is caused] by loss of expression of genes on paternally derived chromosome 15q11-q13, usually as a result of a deletion ... 3, record 3, English, - Prader%26ndash%3BWilli%20syndrome
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
- Génétique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- syndrome de Prader-Willi
1, record 3, French, syndrome%20de%20Prader%2DWilli
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- SPW 1, record 3, French, SPW
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le syndrome de Prader-Willi(SPW) est une maladie génétique complexe due à un défaut d’expression des gènes de la région du chromosome 15q11-q13 d’origine paternelle. Le syndrome associe : une hypotonie néonatale sévère, l'apparition précoce d’une obésité morbide associée à une hyperphagie, une petite taille, un hypogonadisme, des troubles d’apprentissage, des problèmes de comportement et des troubles psychiatriques. 2, record 3, French, - syndrome%20de%20Prader%2DWilli
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2019-11-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
- Genetics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Cohen syndrome
1, record 4, English, Cohen%20syndrome
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- CS 2, record 4, English, CS
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Pepper syndrome 3, record 4, English, Pepper%20syndrome
- Cervenka syndrome 4, record 4, English, Cervenka%20syndrome
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cohen syndrome (CS) is an autosomal recessive disorder with variability in the clinical manifestations, characterised by mental retardation, postnatal microcephaly, facial dysmorphism, pigmentary retinopathy, myopia, and intermittent neutropenia. Mutations in the gene COH1 have been found in an ethnically diverse series of patients. 5, record 4, English, - Cohen%20syndrome
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
- Génétique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- syndrome de Cohen
1, record 4, French, syndrome%20de%20Cohen
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- SC 2, record 4, French, SC
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] trouble génétique rare du développement[, à transmission autosomique récessive, ] caractérisé par une microcéphalie, une dysmorphie faciale, une hypotonie, une déficience intellectuelle non progressive, une myopie, une dystrophie rétinienne, une neutropénie et une obésité tronculaire. 3, record 4, French, - syndrome%20de%20Cohen
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-07-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- leptin
1, record 5, English, leptin
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Leptin was identified in 1994 as the product of a gene that is defective in an obese strain of mice, ob/ob. Injection of leptin into the obese mice led to a return to normal weight, a result that made news headlines way beyond the scientific press. Further studies have shown that weight loss is a complex process, involving impaired response to leptin or the leptin receptor. 1, record 5, English, - leptin
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Cytokine Bulletin, Summer 1996. Leptin, an Obesity Factor. Leptin was identified in 1994 as the product of a gene that is defective in an obese strain in INTERNET at the address mentioned in c. 2, record 5, English, - leptin
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- leptine
1, record 5, French, leptine
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depuis l’isolement du gène ob en 1994, on a montré que son produit, baptisé leptine, peut corriger plusieurs types d’obésité chez la souris, liés ou non à une mutation de ce gène. 2, record 5, French, - leptine
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le gène de la leptine serait bien associé aux formes extrêmes d’obésité humaine. Ce résultat est publié par les équipes du CNRS EP10(Lille) et du service de nutrition de l'Hôtel-Dieu(Paris), alors que certaines observations commençaient à faire douter que ce gène, mis en cause dans un modèle murin d’obésité, ait un rôle dans l'affection chez l'homme. Comme la démonstration qui vient d’être apportée ne concerne que les obésités extrêmes, la question du déterminisme génétique reste toutefois ouverte pour les obésités "tout venant ". 3, record 5, French, - leptine
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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