Name

OPHLC Gene

Omphalocele due to duplication of 1p31.3

PSHK2 Gene

Pseudohyperkalemia, familial, 2, due to red cell leak

SM2 Gene

Hepatic fibrosis susceptibility due to Schistosoma mansoni infection

BMIQ7 Gene

Obesity, susceptibility to, on chromosome 4

AOMS1 Gene

Abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome QTL1

AOMS2 Gene

abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome QTL2

BMIQ10 Gene

Obesity, susceptibility to, on chromosome 10q

SLEP3 Gene

Serum leptin concentration QTL 3

SLEP2 Gene

Serum leptin concentration QTL 2

SLEP1 Gene

Serum leptin concentration QTL 1

LEPROT Gene

leptin receptor overlapping transcript

LEPROT is associated with the Golgi complex and endosomes and has a role in cell surface expression of growth hormone receptor (GHR; MIM 600946) and leptin receptor (OBR, or LEPR; MIM 601007), thereby altering receptor-mediated cell signaling (Couturier et al., 2007 [PubMed 18042720]; Touvier et al., 2009 [PubMed 19907080]).[supplied by OMIM, Jul 2010]

LEPQTL1 Gene

Leptin, serum levels of

ASOBS Gene

Asthma and obesity susceptibility, chromosome 16p11 inversion related

LEP Gene

leptin

This gene encodes a protein that is secreted by white adipocytes into the circulation and plays a major role in the regulation of energy homeostasis. Circulating leptin binds to the leptin receptor in the brain, which activates downstream signaling pathways that inhibit feeding and promote energy expenditure. This protein also has several endocrine functions, and is involved in the regulation of immune and inflammatory responses, hematopoiesis, angiogenesis, reproduction, bone formation and wound healing. Mutations in this gene and its regulatory regions cause severe obesity and morbid obesity with hypogonadism in human patients. A mutation in this gene has also been linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus development. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

MEHMO Gene

mental retardation, epileptic seizures, hypogonadism and -genitalism, microcephaly and obesity syndrome

LEPR Gene

leptin receptor

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the gp130 family of cytokine receptors that are known to stimulate gene transcription via activation of cytosolic STAT proteins. This protein is a receptor for leptin (an adipocyte-specific hormone that regulates body weight), and is involved in the regulation of fat metabolism, as well as in a novel hematopoietic pathway that is required for normal lymphopoiesis. Mutations in this gene have been associated with obesity and pituitary dysfunction. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. It is noteworthy that this gene and LEPROT gene (GeneID:54741) share the same promoter and the first 2 exons, however, encode distinct proteins (PMID:9207021).[provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010]

FTO Gene

fat mass and obesity associated

This gene is a nuclear protein of the AlkB related non-haem iron and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenase superfamily but the exact physiological function of this gene is not known. Other non-heme iron enzymes function to reverse alkylated DNA and RNA damage by oxidative demethylation. Studies in mice and humans indicate a role in nervous and cardiovascular systems and a strong association with body mass index, obesity risk, and type 2 diabetes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2011]

FTOP1 Gene

fat mass and obesity associated pseudogene 1

LEPROTL1 Gene

leptin receptor overlapping transcript-like 1

Enables identical protein binding activity. Predicted to be involved in late endosome to vacuole transport via multivesicular body sorting pathway and negative regulation of growth hormone receptor signaling pathway. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be active in endosome. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]