Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
MC4R
Associated Variants
MC4R MUTATION
MC4R MUTATION
Associated Disease
Obesity, Morbid
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) is a key factor in regulating energy homeostasis, and null mutations occurring in the gene encoding MC4R cause severe early-onset morbid obesity in humans.
Pubmed
24780838
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_1/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
1
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
1
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree,GAD
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.0189685934372187
Drugs