Melanocortin 3 receptor (MC3R) gene variants in extremely obese women

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W-D Li
E-J Joo
EB Furlong
M Galvin
K Abel
CJ Bell
R Arlen Price
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[1] University of Pennsylvania,Department of Psychiatry
[2] Axys Pharmaceuticals,Department of Psychiatry
[3] Eulji Medical School,undefined
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International Journal of Obesity | 2000年 / 24卷
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melanocortin 3 receptor; flanking region; sequence polymorphism; obesity;
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OBJECTIVE: Following several reports of linkage of obesity related phenotypes to human chromosome 20q we sought to determine whether variations of the melanocortin 3 receptor (MC3R) gene are associated with obesity.
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