Obesity due to congenital leptin deficiency
ORPHA:66628· ICD-10 E66.8
Definition
Congenital leptin deficiency is a form of monogenic obesity characterised by severe early-onset obesity and marked hyperphagia.
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive
- Age of onset
- Childhood