[Obesity induced by abnormality in leptin receptor and melanocortin-4 receptor].

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Obesity is a multifactorial disease that arises from complex interactions between genetic predisposition and environmental factors. It increases a risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Recent molecular genetic studies have disclosed some monogenic forms of obesity in humans. Leptin directly exerts its anorexigenic effects on hypothalamic arcuate nucleus....

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