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Results 1 - 6 of 6 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. Setmelanotide Injection 
    ... years of age or older who are obese due to certain inherited conditions including proopiomelanocortin (POMC), proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 (PCSK1), or leptin receptor (LEPR) deficiency (inherited conditions that cause severe obesity) or Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS; an inherited condition ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a622059.html - Drugs and Supplements
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Prescription Medications to Treat Overweight & Obesity From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)  
    Weight Control/Treatments and Therapies ... Weight Control ... National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://www.niddk.nih.gov/...on-medications-treat-overweight-obesity - External Health Links