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ob gene mutations and human obesity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Sadaf Farooqi ,
Harald Rau ,
Jonathan Whitehead  and
Stephen O'Rahilly
Sadaf Farooqi*
Affiliation:
University Departments of Medicine and Clinical Biochemistry, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
Harald Rau
Affiliation:
University Departments of Medicine and Clinical Biochemistry, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
Jonathan Whitehead
Affiliation:
University Departments of Medicine and Clinical Biochemistry, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
Stephen O'Rahilly
Affiliation:
University Departments of Medicine and Clinical Biochemistry, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
*
*Corresponding author: Dr Sadaf Farooqi, fax +44(0)1223 330160, email [email protected]
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Simposium on ‘Leptin: energy regulation and beyond’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 57 , Issue 3 , August 1998 , pp. 471 - 475
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1998

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