Study of obesity associated proopiomelanocortin gene polymorphism: Relation to metabolic profile and eating habits in a sample of obese Egyptian children and adolescents

Background: Melanocortinergic system represents a known system involved in the central regulation of body weight with the central proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons forming a potent anorexigenic network.Polymorphisms in the POMC gene locus are associated with obesity phenotypes.Aim: To assess the contribution of the POMC gene 9-bp insertional polym

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Non-disclosure of drug injection practices as a barrier to HCV testing: results from the PrebupIV community-based research study

Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection prevalence is particularly high in people who inject drugs (PWID), a population that faces many barriers to HCV testing and care.A better understanding of the determinants of access to HCV testing is needed to improve their engagement in the HCV care cascade.We used data from a cross-sectional s

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