Liraglutide Treatment in a Morbidly Obese Adolescent with a MC4R Gene Variant: Side Effects Reduce Success

• Main Authors: Emine Çamtosun (Author), Ayşehan Akıncı (Author), Leman Kayaş (Author), Nurdan Çiftçi (Author), İbrahim Tekedereli (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Galenos Yayincilik, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Variants of the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) gene are the most common cause of monogenic obesity. It has been shown that, while obesity cannot be controlled with diet and exercise, glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) provide weight loss in the short term. In this paper, our experi...