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Results 1 - 10 of 188 for Body weight
  1. LEP gene 
    ... leptin, which is involved in the regulation of body weight. Normally, the body's fat cells release leptin in proportion to ... of many hormones that have functions throughout the body. In the hypothalamus, the binding ... excessive hunger, massive weight gain, and reduced production of hormones that direct ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/lep - Genetics
  2. LEPR gene 
    ... receptor, which is involved in the regulation of body weight. The leptin receptor protein is found on the surface of cells in many organs and tissues of the body, including a part of the brain called the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/lepr - Genetics
  3. Congenital leptin deficiency 
    ... leptin, which is involved in the regulation of body weight. Normally, the body's fat cells release leptin in proportion to ... of many hormones that have functions throughout the body. In the ... gain associated with this disorder. Because hypogonadotropic hypogonadism ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/congenital-leptin-deficiency - Genetics
  4. Warfarin sensitivity 
    ... people who are older and those with lower body weights.Of the approximately 2 million people in the ... genes, particularly CYP2C9 and VKORC1, affect how the body reacts to warfarin, many other factors, including sex, age, weight, diet, and other medications, also play a role ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/warfarin-sensitivity - Genetics
  5. POMC gene 
    ... role for beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone in human body-weight regulation. Cell Metab. 2006 Feb;3(2):141- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/pomc - Genetics
  6. Leptin receptor deficiency 
    ... receptor, which is involved in the regulation of body weight. The leptin receptor protein is found on the surface of cells in many organs and tissues of the body including a part of the brain called the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/leptin-receptor-deficiency - Genetics
  7. ALMS1 gene 
    ... play a role in hearing, vision, regulation of body weight, and functions of the heart, kidney, lungs, and liver. It may also affect how the pancreas regulates insulin, a hormone that ... in most of the body's tissues, usually at low levels. Within cells, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/alms1 - Genetics
  8. BDNF gene 
    ... of the brain that control eating, drinking, and body weight; the protein likely contributes to the management of these functions. ... syndrome, which is a disorder that affects many body systems and is named for its main features: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/bdnf - Genetics
  9. WAGR syndrome 
    ... involved in the management of eating, drinking, and body weight. Loss of the BDNF gene is likely the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/wagr-syndrome - Genetics
  10. Androgenetic alopecia 
    ... irregular menstruation, acne, excess hair elsewhere on the body (hirsutism), and weight gain. Androgenetic alopecia affects an estimated 50 million ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/androgenetic-alopecia - Genetics
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