Screening for Melanocortin 4 Receptor Mutations in Chinese Extremely Obese Individuals

Accumulating evidence indicates that overweight and obesity are the major international public health concern. Obesity is a major independent risk factor for chronic diseases, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and certain cancer. Disease burden due to obesity has...

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Published in:Biomedical and environmental sciences 2013-07, Vol.26 (7), p.611-613
Main Authors: YANG, Jian Jun, TANG, Shan Shan, HU, Cheng, ZHANG, Rong, SONG, Zhi Cheng, WANG, Bing, YU, Wei Hui, LU, Jing Yi, JIANG, Feng, BAO, Yu Qian, GU, Yan, JIA, Wei Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
2型糖尿病
Adult
Asian Continental Ancestry Group - genetics
Female
Humans
Male
Mutation
Obesity - genetics
Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 - genetics
Young Adult
中国
受体
基因突变
慢性疾病
筛选
肥胖
黑皮
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Summary:Accumulating evidence indicates that overweight and obesity are the major international public health concern. Obesity is a major independent risk factor for chronic diseases, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and certain cancer. Disease burden due to obesity has been dramatically increasing in many countries including China in the past years. According to the Nationwide Health and Nutrition Survey （CHNS）, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among men and women in China increased by 27.6% and 8.8%, respectively, from 1993 to 2009.
ISSN:0895-3988
2214-0190
DOI:10.3967/0895-3988.2013.07.014