Faculty Research 1990 - 1999
The genetics of obesity.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1997
Keywords
Disease-Models-Animal, Human, Mice, Mice-Inbred-Strains: ge, Mice-Obese: ge, Obesity: ge
First Page
398
Last Page
404
JAX Source
Curr Opin Genet Dev 1997 Jun;7(3):398-404
Abstract
Despite the influence of obesity in predisposing to many diseases, and evidence for high heritability, efforts to identify human genes with major effects on bodyweight have not yet been successful. In contrast, remarkable progress has been made in the identification and characterization of the genes mutated in five monogenic mouse models of obesity. These genes have led to new insights into the etiology of obesity and provide promising targets for therapeutic intervention.
Recommended Citation
Naggert J,
Harris T,
North M.
The genetics of obesity. Curr Opin Genet Dev 1997 Jun;7(3):398-404