Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: There have been more than 130 genes described in relation with the development of obesity, which condition hyperphagia and early obesity. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of genetic alterations in a cohort of patients with morbid obesity.Materials and Methods: We designed a descriptive cross-sectional study for a cohort of subjects with obesity grade III or higher (BMI ≥40 kg/m2), treated at endocrinolog...