Article
Association of the MC4R rs17782313 polymorphism with plasma ghrelin, leptin, IL6 and TNFα concentrations, food intake and eating behaviors in morbidly obese women.
Eating and weight disorders : EWD - 1 May 2021
Magno Fernanda Cristina Carvalho Mattos, Guaraná Helena Chrispim, da Fonseca Ana Carolina Proença, Pedrosa Aline Pereira, Zembrzuski Verônica Marques, Cabello Pedro Hernan, Cabello Giselda Maria Kalil, Carneiro João Régis Ivar, Rosado Eliane Lopes
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The rs17782313 variant of the MC4R gene plays an important role in the obesity phenotype. Studies that evaluate environmental factors and genetic variants associated with obesity may represent a great advance in understanding the development of this disease. This work seeks to assess the association of the polymorphism of MC4R rs17782313 on plasma parameters, including leptin, ghrelin, tumor necrosis...
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