Haploinsufficiency of the melanocortin-4 receptor: part of a thrifty genotype?
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- 15 July 2000
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Society for Clinical Investigation in Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Vol. 106 (2) , 185-187
- https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI10628
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