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Record 1 2024-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Human Diseases - Various
CONT

The most common monogenic cause of early-onset obesity is a heterozygous mutation in the gene encoding for the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R), a critical regulator of appetite and energy metabolism ...

Key term(s)
  • early onset obesity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Maladies humaines diverses
CONT

Les sujets porteurs de mutations de MC4R [récepteur aux mélanocortine de type 4] ont souvent une obésité à début précoce.

Spanish

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