Genetic mutation linked to severe obesity

Genetic mutation linked to severe obesity, SYS-CON Media, KAIT-TV (AR), July 18, 2013. Researchers have identified a genetic cause of severe obesity that, though rare, raises new questions about weight gain and energy use in the general obese population. The research team included researchers from NC State University, Boston Children’s Hospital; the University of Cambridge and the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (UK) and others.