Mutations in the melanocortin 4 receptor gene (MC4R) are the most common cause of monogenic human obesity. As part of our ongoing project entitled 'Turkish Obesity Genome Study' we determined the nucleotide sequence of the ...

Obesity is a growing problem and is associated with numerous medical conditions. In several genes coding for molecules involved in the regulation of body weight (fat mass) and thermogenesis, polymorphisms have been reported ...