Monogenic leptin deficiency in early childhood obesity

ConclusionLeptin deficiency is considered a significant cause of monogenic obesity in Egyptian children with early ‐onset obesity as the diagnosis of these patients would be a perfect target for recombinant leptin therapy.

Source: Pediatric Obesity - September 3, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Gehan ElSaeed, Noha Mousa, Fatma El ‐Mougy, Mona Hafez, Seham Khodeera, Mohamed Alhelbawy, Engy Fouda, Suzan Elsheikh, Rasha ElKaffas, Sara Eldeeb, Marwa Elsharkawy Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research