Leptin receptor
The LEPR gene encodes the leptin receptor. Mutations are associated with familial combined hyperlipidemia.
Genetests:
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Carrier testing |
Turnaround |
5 days |
Specimen type |
genomic DNA |
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Björnholm M et al. (2007) Mice lacking inhibitory leptin receptor signals are lean with normal endocrine function.
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Wauters M et al. (2001) Leptin receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with insulin in obese women with impaired glucose tolerance.
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Yiannakouris N et al. (2001) The Q223R polymorphism of the leptin receptor gene is significantly associated with obesity and predicts a small percentage of body weight and body composition variability.
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Richert L et al. (2007) Bone mass in prepubertal boys is associated with a Gln223Arg amino acid substitution in the leptin receptor.
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Sun Q et al. (2010) Genome-wide association study identifies polymorphisms in LEPR as determinants of plasma soluble leptin receptor levels.
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Duggal P et al. (2011) A mutation in the leptin receptor is associated with Entamoeba histolytica infection in children.
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Chung WK et al. (1996) Genomic structure of the human OB receptor and identification of two novel intronic microsatellites.
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Orphanet article
Orphanet ID 123038
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NCBI article
NCBI 3953
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OMIM.ORG article
Omim 601007
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Wikipedia article
Wikipedia EN (Leptin_receptor)
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Update: Aug. 14, 2020