Bariatric surgery is the most effective long-term treatment for morbid obesity, reducing obesity-associated comorbidities. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate Lys656Asn polymorphism of leptin receptor gene on outcomes 1 year after biliopancreatic diversion.
Unit of Investigation and Endocrinology Department, Hospital Rio Hortega, Institute of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Medicine School, University of Valladolid, Valladolid 47130, Spain. dadluis@yahoo.es