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Fat fish illuminate human obesity: Binge-eating cavefish share mutated gene with some obese people
Blind cavefish that have adapted to annual cycles of starvation and binge-eating have mutations in the gene MC4R, the same gene that is mutated in certain obese people with insatiable appetites, according to a new study led by Harvard Medical School geneticists.
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Abstract - Melanocortin 4 receptor mutations contribute to the adaptation of cavefish to nutrient-poor conditions.
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