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ArticleNature genetics2018

Loss-of-function mutations in ADCY3 cause monogenic severe obesity.

Sadia Saeed, Amélie Bonnefond, Filippo Tamanini, Muhammad Usman Mirza, Jaida Manzoor, Qasim M Janjua, Sadia M Din, Julien Gaitan, Alexandra Milochau, Emmanuelle Durand and 18 more

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Article in Nature genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers.

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108citing papers in PubMed
11.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

108 citing papers in PubMed, 189 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors at 11 institutions in 5 countries.

Sadia SaeedCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8199, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3144-7772
Amélie BonnefondCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8199, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France.
Filippo TamaniniDepartment of Genomics of Common Disease, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Muhammad Usman MirzaDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9120-2414
Jaida ManzoorDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Qasim M JanjuaCentre for Research in Molecular Medicine, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7896-8802
Sadia M DinDepartment of Biological Sciences, Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Julien GaitanCNRS, Laboratory of Membrane Chemistry and Biology (CBMN), UMR 5248, Bordeaux, France.
Alexandra MilochauCNRS, Laboratory of Membrane Chemistry and Biology (CBMN), UMR 5248, Bordeaux, France.
Emmanuelle DurandCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8199, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France.
Emmanuel VaillantCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8199, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France.
Attiya HaseebDepartment of Biological Sciences, Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Franck De GraeveCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8199, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France.
Iandry RabeariveloCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8199, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France.
Olivier SandCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8199, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France.
Gurvan QueniatCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8199, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France.
Raphaël BoutryCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8199, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France.
Dina A SchottDepartment of Pediatrics, Zuyderland Hospital, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Hina AyeshaDepartment of Pediatrics, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad AliDepartment of Pediatrics, Mayo Hospital, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Waqas I KhanChildren Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan, Pakistan.
Taeed A ButtDepartment of Pediatrics, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Tuula RinneDepartment of Human Genetics, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4350-8106
Connie StumpelDepartment of Clinical Genetics and GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Amar AbderrahmaniCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8199, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France.
Jochen LangCNRS, Laboratory of Membrane Chemistry and Biology (CBMN), UMR 5248, Bordeaux, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6847-5641
Muhammad ArslanCentre for Research in Molecular Medicine, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Philippe FroguelCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8199, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France. p.froguel@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2972-0784
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRForman Christian College · PKUniversity of Lahore · PKGenomics England · GBKing Edward Medical University · PKMaastricht University · NLMayo Hospital · PKPunjab Medical College · PKRadboud University Nijmegen · NLRega Institute for Medical Research · BEZuyderland Medisch Centrum · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Study of monogenic forms of obesity has demonstrated the pivotal role of the central leptin-melanocortin pathway in controlling energy balance, appetite and body weight

Indexed as

Loss of Function MutationAdenylyl CyclasesAdolescentAnimalsCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedChildCohort StudiesConsanguinityCricetinaeEnergy MetabolismFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHomozygoteHumansadenylate cyclase 3Adenylyl Cyclases

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PMID29311637
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