[Genetics of obesity].

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Animal models and family studies led to the identification ofcases of rare monogenic forms of human obesity. Rare Mendelian syndromes as Prader-Willi syndrome and Bardet-Biedl syndrome represent cases of genetically determined obesity. Genome wide linkage and classical candidate gene studies were in general unsuccessful concerning the identification of genes of common obesity. On the other hand, genome-wide...

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