Obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) deficiency is associated with increased linear growth and final height, fasting hyperinsulinemia, and incompletely suppressed growth hormone secretion. [electronic resource]
- The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism Jan 2011
- E181-8 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
1945-7197
10.1210/jc.2010-1369 doi
Anthropometry Body Height--genetics Carrier Proteins--blood Female Glycoproteins--blood Human Growth Hormone--deficiency Humans Hyperinsulinism--complications Immunoassay Insulin--blood Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1--blood Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3--blood Insulin-Like Growth Factor I--metabolism Insulin-Like Growth Factor II--metabolism Male Mutation Obesity--complications Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4--deficiency Severity of Illness Index Statistics, Nonparametric