hrp0095p1-472 | Fat, Metabolism and Obesity | ESPE2022
Farooqi Sadaf
, Mohamed Iqbal Anoop
, Fennoy Ilene
, M. Kelsey Megan
, F. Verge Charles
, Cokkinias Casey
, Lee Hak-Myung
, Navarria Andrea
, Argente Jesús
Background: Rare genetic diseases of obesity are often driven by gene variants in the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway. The MC4R agonist setmelanotide demonstrated significant reductions in body weight in patients ≥6 years old with various rare genetic diseases of obesity, including proopiomelanocortin (POMC), proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 (PCSK1), or leptin receptor (LEPR) deficiency and Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS). While these condit...