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Understanding novel mutations in POMC and MC4R/MC3R may help identify strategies for the treatment and diagnosis of obesity, particularly childhood obesity.
This knowledge can guide interventions for childhood obesity.
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Understanding these novel mutations in POMC and MC4R/MC3R, as well as their structural and intracellular mechanisms, may help identify strategies for the treatment and diagnosis of obesity, particularly childhood obesity.
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The abstract discusses the potential for treatment strategies based on genetic understanding.
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Pro-Opiomelanocortin and Melanocortin Receptor 3 and 4 Mutations in Genetic Obesity
Tülin Yanık et al. · Biomolecules · 2025
DOI 10.3390/biom15020209
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