Melanocortin-4 Receptor Gene Mutations in a Group of Turkish Obese Children and Adolescents


Tunc S., Demir K., Tukun F. A., Topal C., Hazan F., Saglam B., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, cilt.9, sa.3, ss.216-221, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Objective: Melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) mutations are the most common known cause of monogenic obesity. Data regarding MC4R mutations in Turkish subjects are limited. To determine the prevalence of MC4R mutations in a group of Turkish morbid obese children and adolescents.