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Human Gain-of-Function MC4R Variants Show Signaling Bias and Protect against Obesity.

Publication: Cell

Lotta LA, Mokrosiński J, Mendes de Oliveira E, Li C, Sharp SJ, Luan J, Brouwers B, Ayinampudi V, Bowker N, Kerrison N, Kaimakis V, Hoult D, Stewart ID,  Wheeler E, Day FR, Perry JRB, Langenberg C, Wareham NJ, Farooqi IS.

18 April 2019

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