Gene

Symbol
Chromosomal
Location
Gene Name NCBI
Gene
ID
PUBMED
ID
OMIM
ID
role
BBS1 11q13.1 Bardet-
Biedl
syndrome 1
582 17003356 209901 preliminary data suggest that variations at BBS genes are
associated with risk of common obesity.
BDKRB2 14q32.1-q32.2 bradykinin
receptor B2
624 22880127 113503 The combination of the BDKRB2 rs1799722 and the MAS1
rs220721was associated with a significantly increased risk
of obesity
BDNF 11p13 brain-
derived
neurotrophic
factor
627 23950976 612469 BDNF loci were most significantly associated with class III obesity