Prevalence of genetic causes of obesity in clinical practice

• Main Authors: Jaclyn Tamaroff (Author), Dylan Williamson (Author), James C. Slaughter (Author), Meng Xu (Author), Gitanjali Srivastava (Author), Ashley H. Shoemaker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background While obesity is common in the United States, monogenic obesity is rare, accounting for approximately 5% of individuals with obesity. New targeted therapies for genetic forms of obesity are available but there is limited guidance on who requires testing. The aims of this study we...