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Obesity due to congenital leptin deficiency

Synonyms
Leptin Deficiency; Leptin deficiency or dysfunction
Modes of inheritance
Autosomal recessive inheritance (Orphanet)

Summary

Leptin deficiency or dysfunction (LEPD) is characterized by severe early-onset obesity, hyperphagia, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and neuroendocrine/metabolic dysfunction (Ozata et al., 1999). [from OMIM]

Available tests

37 tests are in the database for this condition.

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Clinical tests (37 available)

Molecular Genetics Tests

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  • Also known as: LEPD, OB, OBS, LEP
    Summary: leptin

Clinical features

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Imported from Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)

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