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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-4
pubmed:abstractText
The prevalence of mutations within and in the flanking regions of the gene encoding the melanocortin 4 receptor was investigated in severely obese and normal-weight subjects from the Swedish Obese Subjects study, the Health, Risk Factors, Exercise Training, and Genetics (HERITAGE) Family study, and a Memphis cohort. A total of 433 white and 95 black subjects (94% females) were screened for mutations by direct sequencing. Three previously described missense variants and nine novel (three missense, six silent) variants were detected. None of them showed significant association with obesity or related phenotypes. In addition, two novel deletions were found in two heterozygous obese women: a -65_-64delTG mutation within the 5' noncoding region and a 171delC frameshift mutation predicted to result in a truncated nonfunctional receptor. No pathogenic mutations were found among obese blacks or nonobese controls. Furthermore, none of the null mutations found in other populations was present in this sample. In conclusion, our results do not support the prevailing notion that sequence variation in the melanocortin 4 receptor gene is a frequent cause of human obesity.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-972X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4442-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12364415-5' Untranslated Regions, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-African Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-European Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Heterozygote, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Mutation, Missense, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Obesity, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Receptors, Corticotropin, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Sweden, pubmed-meshheading:12364415-Tennessee
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Melanocortin 4 receptor sequence variations are seldom a cause of human obesity: the Swedish Obese Subjects, the HERITAGE Family Study, and a Memphis cohort.
pubmed:affiliation
Human Genomics Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't