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Results 1 - 10 of 16 for leptin
  1. Congenital leptin deficiency 
    Congenital leptin deficiency is a condition that causes severe obesity beginning in the first few months of life. Affected individuals are of normal weight at birth, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/congenital-leptin-deficiency - Genetics
  2. Leptin receptor deficiency 
    Leptin receptor deficiency is a condition that causes severe obesity beginning in the first few months of life. Affected individuals are of normal weight at ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/leptin-receptor-deficiency - Genetics
  3. LEP gene 
    ... gene provides instructions for making a hormone called leptin, which is involved in the regulation of body weight. Normally, the body's fat cells release leptin in proportion to their size. As fat accumulates ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/lep - Genetics
  4. LEPR gene 
    ... provides instructions for making a protein called the leptin receptor, which is involved in the regulation of body weight. The leptin receptor protein is found on the surface of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/lepr - Genetics
  5. Bardet-Biedl syndrome 
    Bardet-Biedl syndrome is a disorder that affects many parts of the body. The signs and symptoms of this condition vary among affected individuals, even among ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/bardet-biedl-syndrome - Genetics
  6. Setmelanotide Injection 
    ... proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 (PCSK1), or leptin receptor (LEPR) deficiency (inherited conditions that cause severe ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a622059.html - Drugs and Supplements
  7. Obesity (National Library of Medicine)  
    Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat, and/ ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/obesity.html - Health Topics
  8. Obesity and Cancer From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Cancer/Related Issues ... Cancer ... Obesity/Related Issues ... Obesity ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... A fact sheet that summarizes the ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../risk/obesity/obesity-fact-sheet - External Health Links
  9. UPB1 gene 
    ... acid increases the production of a protein called leptin, which has been found to help protect brain ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/upb1 - Genetics
  10. DPYS gene 
    ... production and release (secretion) of a protein called leptin, which has been found to help protect brain ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/dpys - Genetics
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