A Deletion in the Canine POMC Gene Is Associated with Weight and Appetite in Obesity-Prone Labrador Retriever Dogs.

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Published in Cell Metab on May 03, 2016

Authors

Eleanor Raffan1, Rowena J Dennis2, Conor J O'Donovan2, Julia M Becker2, Robert A Scott3, Stephen P Smith4, David J Withers2, Claire J Wood2, Elena Conci2, Dylan N Clements5, Kim M Summers6, Alexander J German7, Cathryn S Mellersh8, Maja L Arendt9, Valentine P Iyemere2, Elaine Withers2, Josefin Söder10, Sara Wernersson10, Göran Andersson11, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh12, Giles S H Yeo2, Stephen O'Rahilly13

Author Affiliations

1: University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, WT-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. Electronic address: er311@cam.ac.uk.
2: University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, WT-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
3: MRC Epidemiology Unit, WT-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
4: School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SP, UK.
5: The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK; The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK.
6: The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK.
7: Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Neston, Cheshire CH64 7TE, UK.
8: Department of Canine Genetics, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK.
9: IMBIM, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75123, Sweden.
10: Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala 75007, Sweden.
11: Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala 75007, Sweden.
12: Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala 75123, Sweden.
13: University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, WT-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. Electronic address: so104@medschl.cam.ac.uk.

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