Haploinsufficiency of the melanocortin-4 receptor: part of a thrifty genotype?

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  Journal of Clinical Investigation

• Publication date

  2000-01-15

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1172/JCI10628PMID 10903333PMCID PMC314319
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