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This mouse model has been instrumental in the dissection of the leptin signaling pathway. Other single gene mutation mouse models of obesity include the agouti yellow (AY) (8), tubby (tub) (9), diabetic (db) (10), fat (fat) (11), and mahogany (mg) (12) mutant mouse strains, with mutations in the nonagouti (a), tubby candidate (Tub), leptin receptor (Lepr), carboxypeptidase E (Cpe), and attractin (Atrn) genes, respectively. All naturally occurring single gene mutations are recessive with the exception of the agouti yellow, which is dominant.
Edu/). , see refs. 24-26). Certain loci only contribute to obesity by interaction with other loci, whereas pairs of loci can have a coordinate effect on correlated traits such as body and muscle weight and leptin concentration (27). , see refs. 28-30), have served as experimental models for obesity, and additional ones, such as baboon, are emerging as future targets (31). Animal models of obesity, particularly of species genetically closer to humans, may prove to be invaluable in pharmaceutical research, especially in identifying therapeutic targets and evaluating the efficiency and side effects of drug candidates.
At risk for overweight was defined as a BMI at or above the 85th percentile but less than the 95th percentile of the sex-specific BMI, as defined by the growth chart. Overweight was defined as at or above the 95th percentile of the sexspecific BMI-for-age growth chart. 8% (Fig. 5). 1%. 3%). The most recent data (1999-2002) further show that another 15% of children and teens ages 6-19 yr and 12% of children ages 2-5 yr are considered at risk of becoming overweight. The prevalence of overweight in children and adolescents in Canada has also been dramatically increasing.
