Disorders

Leptin Receptor Deficiency

Synonym(s): Morbid Obesity with Hypogonadism

Gene	Locus	Protein
LEPR	1p31	Leptin receptor

Laboratory	Test Method	Prenatal	Carrier *
Athena Diagnostics Inc, Reference Lab - Worcester, MA, USA
Baylor College of Medicine, Medical Genetics Laboratories - Houston, TX, USA
Center for Human Genetics, Bioscientia GmbH - Ingelheim, Germany
Klinikum Stuttgart, Institute of Clinical Genetics - Stuttgart, Germany
Medgene, MedGene - Bratislava, Slovakia
Praxis fuer Humangenetik Wien - Vienna, Austria
University Medical Center Utrecht, Genome Diagnostics Laboratory - Utrecht, Netherlands	• Mutation scanning of the entire coding region

^* Carrier column is relevant to autosomal recessive and X-linked inheritance; column will be blank when it is not relevant (e.g. autosomal dominant inheritance, microdeletions/duplications) and/or is not offered by the lab.