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Melanocortin-4 receptor mutations in obesity.

Advances in clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 2009

Santini Ferruccio, Maffei Margherita, Pelosini Caterina, Salvetti Guido, Scartabelli Giovanna, Pinchera Aldo

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The current alarming spread of obesity in many parts of the world is caused by a sudden environmental shift characterized by replacement of a frugal diet with low cost, energy dense food, and little requests for physical activity during work and leisure time. Yet, not all people exposed to an obesogenic environment become obese, and individual differences in the propensity to gain weight as well as the occurrence...

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