GNB3 overexpression causes obesity and metabolic syndrome.

The G-protein beta subunit 3 (GNB3) gene has been implicated in obesity risk; however, the molecular mechanism of GNB3-related disease is unknown. GNB3 duplication is responsible for a syndromic form of childhood obesity, and an activating DNA sequence variant (C825T) in GNB3 is also associated with...

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Main Authors: Alev Cagla Ozdemir, Grace M Wynn, Aimee Vester, M Neale Weitzmann, Gretchen N Neigh, Shanthi Srinivasan, M Katharine Rudd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5716578?pdf=render