Martinelli, Carlos E

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