The obesity gene, TMEM18, is of ancient origin, found in majority of neuronal cells in all major brain regions and associated with obesity in severely obese children

The obesity gene, TMEM18, is of ancient origin, found in majority of neuronal cells in all major brain regions and associated with obesity in severely obese children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>TMEM18 is a hypothalamic gene that has recently been linked to obesity and BMI in genome wide association studies. However, the functional properties of TMEM18 are obscure.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The evolutiona...

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Main Authors: Levine Allen S, Sreedharan Smitha, Alsiö Johan, Cedernaes Jonathan, Olszewski Pawel K, Shaik Jafar HA, Jacobsson Josefin A, Almén Markus, Fredriksson Robert, Marcus Claude, Schiöth Helgi B
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/11/58

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