Detecting Monogenic Obesity: A Systematic Exome-Wide Workup of Over 500 Individuals
Robert Künzel, Helene Faust, Linnaeus Bundalian, Matthias Blüher, Mariami Jasaszwili, Anna Sophia Kirstein, Albrecht Kobelt, Antje Körner, Denny Popp, Eric Wenzel, Rami Abou Jamra, Johannes R. Lemke, Torsten Schöneberg, Robert Stein, Antje Garten, Diana Le Duc
This study evaluates the diagnostic yield of monogenic obesity in 521 patients using exome-wide data, finding 5.8% with monogenic obesity and 7.1% with potentially obesogenic variants.
International Journal of Obesity · Jun 16, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine