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A common pentanucleotide polymorphism of the 3'-untranslated part of the leptin receptor gene generates a putative stem-loop motif in the mRNA and is associated with serum insulin levels in obese individuals.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Jul 1998
Oksanen L, Kaprio J, Mustajoki P, Kontula K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To find out whether genetic alterations of the leptin receptor gene underlie human forms of obesity. DESIGN: Among 249 morbidly obese adults (body mass index, BMI > or = 40 kg/m2), we screened 30 patients with the highest serum leptin levels for alterations of their leptin receptor gene by single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) technique. SUBJECTS: 249 severely obese subjects (present or past...
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