A Common Variant and the Transcript Levels of MC4R Gene Are Associated With Adiposity in Children: The IDEFICS Study

Fabio Lauria, Alfonso Siani, Catalina Pico, Wolfgang Ahrens, K. Bammann, Stefaan De Henauw, Ronja Foraita, Licia Iacoviello, Yannis Kourides, Staffan Marild, Dénes Molnár, Luis A. Moreno, Yannis Pitsiladis, Juana Sánchez, Toomas Veidebaum, Guan Wang, Paola Russo, IDEFICS consortium

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Abstract

The melanocortin-4 receptor gene (MC4R) plays a pivotal role in the regulation of body fat and food and energy intake.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4229-4236
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Volume101
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2016

Keywords

  • alleles
  • obesity
  • body mass index procedure
  • carbohydrate
  • diet
  • child
  • energy intake
  • body fat
  • genotype determination
  • mc4r gene
  • anthropometric measures

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