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📘 Read Now 📥 Download eBook details Title: Negative Association of MC3R Variants with Weight and Blood Pressure in Cape Town Pupils Aged 11-16 Years (Original Articles) (Melanocortin 4 Receptor Gene) (Report) Author : South African Medical Journal Release Date : January 01, 2011 Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body, Pages : * pages Size : 244 KB Description Obesity is a multifactorial body weight abnormality resulting from genetic and environmental interactions. Of the body mass index (BMI) variation among obese individuals of different populations and within the same family, 40-70% are estimated to be inherited, and 30% are attributed to cultural and socio-economic factors. (1,2) More than 100 genes have been implicated in the heterogeneity of body weight, among which are genes that encode proteins or peptides of the central nervous system that affect conscious and unconscious aspects of energy intake and expenditure. Melanocortin receptors, pa...