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Identification and characterization of human GDF15 knockouts.
Nature metabolism - 1 Oct 2024
Gurtan Allan M, Khalid Shareef, Koch Christopher, Khan Maleeha Zaman, Lamarche Lindsey B, Splawski Igor, Dolan Elizabeth, Carrion Ana M, Zessis Richard, Clement Matthew E, Chen Zhiping, Lindsley Loren D, Chiu Yu-Hsin, Streeper Ryan S, Denning Daniel P, Goldfine Allison B, Doyon Brian, Abbasi Ali, Harrow Jennifer L, Tsunoyama Kazuhisa, Asaumi Makoto, Kou Ikuyo, Shuldiner Alan R, Rodriguez-Flores Juan L, Rasheed Asif, Jahanzaib Muhammad, Mian Muhammad Rehan, Liaqat Muhammad Bilal, Raza Syed Shahzaib, Sultana Riffat, Jalal Anjum, Saeed Muhammad Hamid, Abbas Shahid, Memon Fazal Rehman, Ishaq Mohammad, Dominy John E, Saleheen Danish
Abstract excerpt
Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a secreted protein that regulates food intake, body weight and stress responses in pre-clinical models1. The physiological function of GDF15 in humans remains unclear. Pharmacologically, GDF15 agonism in humans causes nausea without accompanying weight loss2, and GDF15 antagonism is being tested in clinical trials to treat cachexia and anorexia. Human genetics point to...
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