Obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency
GtoPdb Disease Summaries
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✖| Disease ID: | 705 | |
| Name: | Obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency | |
| Associated with: | 1 target | |
Targets
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✖| MC4 receptor | |
| Comments: | Mutations in the MC4 receptor that lead to loss of function cause an obese phenotype in man. It may be responsible for 3-4% of obesity in individuals with severe childhood onset obesity. |
| References: | 1-3 |
Ligands
GtoPdb Disease Summaries - Ligands
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- Bioactivty Comments: Curatorial comments specifically about the compounds biological activity - with hyperlink to more details on the ligand summary pages.
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✖No ligand related data available for Obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency
References
1. Farooqi IS, Keogh JM, Yeo GS, Lank EJ, Cheetham T, O'Rahilly S. (2003) Clinical spectrum of obesity and mutations in the melanocortin 4 receptor gene. N Engl J Med, 348 (12): 1085-95. [PMID:12646665]
2. Farooqi IS, O'Rahilly S. (2008) Mutations in ligands and receptors of the leptin-melanocortin pathway that lead to obesity. Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab, 4 (10): 569-77. [PMID:18779842]
3. Vaisse C, Clement K, Durand E, Hercberg S, Guy-Grand B, Froguel P. (2000) Melanocortin-4 receptor mutations are a frequent and heterogeneous cause of morbid obesity. J Clin Invest, 106 (2): 253-62. [PMID:10903341]
