Common Genetic Variation near MC4R Has a Sex-Specific Impact on Human Brain Structure and Eating Behavior

The personality trait self-directedness predicts the amygdala’s reaction to appetizing cues in fMRI

(2012) O. Grimm et al.   APPETITE

Common polymorphism near the MC4R gene is associated with type 2 diabetes: data from a meta-analysis of 123,373 individuals

(2012) B. Xi et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Anhedonia requires MC4R-mediated synaptic adaptations in nucleus accumbens

(2012) Byung Kook Lim et al.   NATURE

Association between Common Polymorphism near the MC4R Gene and Obesity Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2012) Bo Xi et al.   PLoS One

Obesity-Related Differences between Women and Men in Brain Structure and Goal-Directed Behavior

(2011) Annette Horstmann et al.   Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Neuroanatomical distribution of the melanocortin-4 receptors in male and female rodent brain

(2010) Helene Gelez et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY

Appetitive and Aversive Goal Values Are Encoded in the Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex at the Time of Decision Making

(2010) H. Plassmann et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Dynamic Properties of Human Brain Structure: Learning-Related Changes in Cortical Areas and Associated Fiber Connections

(2010) M. Taubert et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

A Variant in the Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated Gene (FTO) and Variants near the Melanocortin-4 Receptor Gene (MC4R) Do Not Influence Dietary Intake

(2010) Ann L. Hasselbalch et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Common Variants Near Melanocortin 4 Receptor Are Associated with General and Visceral Adiposity in European- and African-American Youth

(2010) Gaifen Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

Melanocortin activity in the amygdala controls appetite for dietary fat

(2009) Stéphane Boghossian et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Replication and extension of genome-wide association study results for obesity in 4923 adults from northern Sweden

(2009) Frida Renström et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Common genetic variation near MC4R is associated with eating behaviour patterns in European populations

(2009) F Stutzmann et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Combined effects of MC4R and FTO common genetic variants on obesity in European general populations

(2009) Stéphane Cauchi et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM

The common obesity variant near MC4R gene is associated with higher intakes of total energy and dietary fat, weight change and diabetes risk in women

(2008) L. Qi et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity

(2008) Ruth J F Loos et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

(2008) Gudmar Thorleifsson et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Common genetic variation near MC4R is associated with waist circumference and insulin resistance

(2008) John C Chambers et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Amygdalar opioids modulate hypothalamic melanocortin-induced anorexia

(2008) Tiffany R. Beckman et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR