Clinical and Functional Characterization of Melanocortin 4 Receptor genetic variants in African American and/or Hispanic children with severe early onset obesity.
Maria Cristina De Rosa, Alessandra Chesi, Shana Erin McCormack, Justin Zhou, Benjamin Weaver, Molly C. McDonald, Sinead Christensen, Kalle Liimatta, MICHAEL S. ROSENBAUM, Hakon H. Hakonarson, Claudia A. Doege, Joel N. Hirschhorn, Struan F.A. Grant, Vidhu Thaker
The paper identifies MC4R mutations in African American and Hispanic children with severe early onset obesity, finding a 2.6% prevalence and three novel variants.
bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2018 · PreprintGenetics