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Identification of KSR2 Variants in Pediatric Patients with Severe Early-Onset Obesity from Qatar.
Genes - 23 Jul 2024
Abu-Rub Lubna I, Al-Barazenji Tara, Abiib Sumaya, Hammad Ayat S, Abbas Alaa, Hussain Khalid, Al-Shafai Mashael
Abstract excerpt
The kinase suppressor of Ras 2 (KSR2) gene is associated with monogenic obesity, and loss-of-function variants in KSR2 have been identified in individuals with severe early-onset obesity. This study investigated KSR2 variants in 9 pediatric patients with severe early-onset obesity in Qatar using whole genome sequencing among a cohort of 240 individuals. We focused on KSR2 variants with a minor allele frequency...
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