Bad Reception: Unlocking a Confounding Enigma Behind Monogenic Obesity in Children – Endocrine News
When two very different pediatric patients with obesity presented with unusually high leptin levels, endocrine researchers took notice and discovered that leptin was not adequately binding with receptors. When the young patients’ familial history was considered, solutions were finally forthcoming. About three years ago, a 19-month-old girl presented to Sidra Medicine – a women’s and…