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Melanocortin-4 receptor mutations are a frequent and heterogeneous cause of morbid obesity.
Vaisse, C; Clement, K; Durand, E; Hercberg, S; Guy-Grand, B; Froguel, P.
Afiliação
  • Vaisse C; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UPRES A 8090, Institute of Biology of Lille, Lille, France. vaisse@medicine.ucsf.edu
J Clin Invest ; 106(2): 253-62, 2000 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10903341
By integrating an agonist satiety signal, provided by alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH), and an antagonist signal, provided by agouti-related protein (AGRP), the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R) is a key element in the hypothalamic control of food intake. Inactivation of the gene encoding this G protein-coupled receptor causes obesity in mice. In humans, frameshift mutations in MC4-R cause an early-onset dominant form of obesity in two families. In this study we find a high frequency (4%) of rare heterozygous MC4-R mutations in a large population of morbidly obese patients. No such mutations were found in controls. By analyzing the phenotypes of the probands carrying these mutations, we demonstrate that these patients display a common, nonsyndromic form of obesity. Interestingly, functional analysis of the mutant receptors indicates that obesity-associated defects in MC4-R range from loss of function to constitutive activation. Transmission of these mutations in the families of the carriers indicates a variable expressivity that is not related to the functional severity of the mutations. This variable expressivity of MC4-R-associated obesity is not due to variations in genes for alpha-MSH or AGRP. Taken together, these results demonstrate that MC4-R mutations are a frequent but heterogeneous genetic cause of morbid obesity.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Obesidade Mórbida / Receptores da Corticotropina / Mutação Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2000 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Obesidade Mórbida / Receptores da Corticotropina / Mutação Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2000 Tipo de documento: Article