Prevalence and expressivity of loss of function mutations in the Melanocortin 4 Receptor (MC4R) in a UK birth cohort
Kaitlin Hazel Wade, Brian Lam, Audrey Melvin, Warren W. Pan, Laura J. Corbin, David A. Hughes, Kara Rainbow, Jianhua Chen, Katie Duckett, Xiaoming Liu, Jacek Mokrosiński, Alexander Mörseburg, Samuel Neaves, Alice Williamson, Chen Zhang, , Stephen O’Rahilly
The paper identifies the prevalence and phenotypic impact of loss of function mutations in the MC4R gene in a UK birth cohort, finding a 0.30% carrier rate with significant effects on body weight and BMI.
Nature Medicine · May 27, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine