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Genetic Obesity and Bariatric Surgery Outcome in 1014 Patients with Morbid Obesity.
Obesity surgery - 1 Feb 2020
Cooiman M I, Kleinendorst L, Aarts E O, Janssen I M C, van Amstel H K Ploos, Blakemore A I, Hazebroek E J, Meijers-Heijboer H J, van der Zwaag B, Berends F J, van Haelst M M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the leptin-melanocortin pathway genes are known to cause monogenic obesity. The prevalence of these gene mutations and their effect on weight loss response after bariatric surgery are still largely unknown. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of genetic obesity in a large bariatric cohort and evaluate their response to bariatric surgery. METHODS: Mutation analysis of 52...
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