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deCODE has discovered a gene with certain variations that predispose to
obesity and others that predispose to thinness or no weight gain. Through
genotypic analysis involving more than 1000 women participants in its
obesity program, deCODE scientists have isolated a gene which in one form
predisposes to obesity and in another form predisposes to thinness.
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"These are exciting results that suggest we have identified key markers
within a pathway involved in the regulation of body weight in women,"
said Kari Stefansson, CEO of deCODE. Obesity and thinness are two sides
of the same coin, and they are working to identify the best targets for
therapeutic intervention within this pathway as well as compounds that
are effective for weight loss. This is an important step towards developing
new drugs that can treat obesity, perhaps by utilizing the body's own
mechanisms for promoting and maintaining weight loss.
Source: Press Release.
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