Methods for identifying a candidate for treatment of obesity

摘要

Methods of identifying human subjects for treatment of obesity or an obesity-related condition with ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) or a CNTF-related molecule, such as Axokine®, based on the presence of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DRβ1 allele 1501 or the absence of HLA DRβ1 allele 0701.