Hebebrand, Johannes,

Genetics of monogenic obesity part 1 of 2 / [electronic resource] : Genetics of monogenic obesity. Part 1 Johannes Hebebrand and Anke Hinney. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2015. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (31 min.) : color, sound). - Molecular genetics of human disease, 2056-452X Obesity : science, medicine and society, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Molecular genetics of human disease. Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Obesity : science, medicine and society. .

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Contents: Twin, family, and adoption studies -- Central mechanisms involved in eating behavior -- Genetic variation relevant for body weight regulation -- Molecular synopsis -- Parabiosis experiments -- Cloning of the obese gene -- Obesity syndromes -- Monogenic forms of obesity -- Leptin deficiency -- Leptin signaling: adaptation to semi-starvation -- Leptin and hypothalamic amenorrhea -- Semi starvation induced hyperactivity "anorexia based hyperactivity" -- POMC mutations in humans.

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Human molecular genetics.
Obesity--Genetic aspects.
Body Weight--genetics.
Diseases in Twins--genetics.
Feeding Behavior.
Genetic Predisposition to Disease--genetics.
Leptin--metabolism.
Molecular Biology.
Multifactorial Inheritance--genetics.
Obesity--genetics.
Parabiosis.
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide--genetics.
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