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1 online resource (x, 288 pages) : illustrations |
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Oxford monographs on medical genetics ; 56 |
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Oxford monographs on medical genetics ; no. 56.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A practical guide to the clinical assessment and investigation of obesity / I. Sadaf Farooqi -- Human leptin and leptin receptor deficiency / I. Sadaf Farooqi and Stephen O'Rahilly -- Pro-opiomelanocortin deficiency / Heike Krude and Annette Grüters -- Prohormone convertase 1 / Robert S. Jackson -- Human melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency / I. Sadaf Farooqi and Stephen O'Rahilly -- Albrights hereditary osteodystrophy, pseudoparathyroidism and other GNAS-associated syndromes / Louise C. Wilson -- The clinical and molecular genetics of Alström syndrome / Gayle B. Collin [and others] -- The clinical, molecular and functional genetics of Bardet-Biedl syndrome / Alison Ross, Philip L. Beales and Josephine Hill -- The Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome / Joanna Crawford [and others] -- Cohen syndrome / Kate E. Chandler, Forbes D.C. Manson -- Prader-Willi syndrome / Rachel Wevrick -- Syndromes with obesity / Philip L. Beales, Raoul Hennekam. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
Obesity is one of the most important contributing factors to disease throughout the world and is an area of great current interest among researchers and clinicians. The genetics of common obesity is complex, and an important thread through this labyrinth is the study of genetic syndromes in which obesity is a major component. |
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English. |
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Obesity -- Genetic aspects.
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Syndromes.
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Obesity -- genetics |
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Obesity -- etiology |
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Syndrome |
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Obésité -- Aspect génétique.
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Syndromes.
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MEDICAL -- Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
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Syndromes
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Obesity -- Genetic aspects
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| Added Author |
Beales, Philip L.
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Farooqi, I. Sadaf.
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O'Rahilly, S. (Stephen)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Genetics of obesity syndromes. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009 9780195300161 (DLC) 2007052866 (OCoLC)187289349 |
| ISBN |
9780199719860 (electronic bk.) |
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0199719861 (electronic bk.) |
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9780195300161 (alk. paper) |
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0195300165 (alk. paper) |
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0199975191 |
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9780199975198 |
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1282543717 |
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9781282543713 |
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9786612543715 |
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661254371X |
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AU@ 000046612826 |
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AU@ 000051582462 |
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AU@ 000062594945 |
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CDX 13114055 |
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DEBBG BV043106253 |
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DEBSZ 421882611 |
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GBVCP 803155182 |
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