Genes Predisposing to Monogenic, Polygenic, and Syndromic Obesity: A Review of Current Trends and Prospects for Standard Obesity Genetic Testing
نویسندگان
1 Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, PMB 1157, Kebbi State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria.
3 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria.
4 Department of Biochemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
5 Biology Unit, Distance Learning Institute, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
6 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria.
7 Department of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria.
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10.18502/ijdo.v14i4.11233چکیده
Objective: The burden of obesity is currently enormous, necessitating a novel strategy to complement the existing ones. Accordingly, genetic predisposition is suspected in many cases of the disease, which can potentially be used as therapeutic targets. However, there are differing viewpoints on the suspect genes, prompting the current review to articulate ...
