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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for "Obesity," "severe," due to leptin deficiency
  1. Congenital leptin deficiency 
    ... due to leptin deficiency Obesity, morbid, nonsyndromic 1 Obesity, severe, due to leptin deficiency Genetic Testing Registry: Obesity due to congenital leptin ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/congenital-leptin-deficiency - Genetics
  2. Leptin receptor deficiency 
    ... deficiency Obesity, morbid, nonsyndromic 2 Genetic ... for two missense mutations in the leptin receptor gene (P316:W646C) in a Turkmenian girl with severe early-onset obesity. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2011; ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/leptin-receptor-deficiency - Genetics
  3. LEP gene 
    ... Barnett AH, Prins JB, O'Rahilly S. Congenital leptin deficiency is associated with severe early-onset obesity in humans. Nature. 1997 Jun 26;387(6636): ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/lep - Genetics
  4. Proopiomelanocortin deficiency 
    ... Citation on PubMed Lee YS. The role of leptin-melanocortin system and human weight regulation: lessons from experiments of nature. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2009 Jan;38(1):34-11. Citation on PubMed
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/proopiomelanocortin-deficiency - Genetics