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We thank G. Bonhomme, A. Legall and E. Rocca-Serra for cal help and C. Dina for statistical advice. This work was supported by the Direction de la Recherche Clinique/Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris and the Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique (PHRC). We obtained consent from all family members and ethical permission was granted by the local ethics committee (CCPPRB, Hôtel-Dieu, Paris).
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Vaisse, C., Clement, K., Guy-Grand, B. et al. A frameshift mutation in human MC4R is associated with a dominant form of obesity. Nat Genet 20, 113–114 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/2407
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