Browsing Faculty Contributions by Subject "childhood obesity"
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Functional Characterization of Novel MC4R Variants Identified in Two Unrelated Patients with Morbid Obesity in Qatar
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)The leptin–melanocortin pathway is pivotal in appetite and energy homeostasis. Pathogenic variants in genes involved in this pathway lead to severe early-onset monogenic obesity (MO). The MC4R gene plays a central role in ... -
The genetic elucidation of monogenic obesity in the Arab world: a systematic review
( J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab , 2022 , Article)Background: Investigation of monogenic obesity (MO), a rare condition caused by a single gene variant(s), especially in consanguineous populations, is a powerful approach for obtaining novel insights into the genetic ... -
Understanding the genetics of early onset obesity in a cohort of children from Qatar.
( Oxford University Press , 2023 , Article)Monogenic obesity is a rare form of obesity due to pathogenic variants in genes implicated in the leptin-melanocortin signaling pathway and accounts for around 5% of severe early onset obesity. Mutations in the genes ...