DIAGNOSING OBESITY CAUSED BY A GENETIC ABNORMALITY AND METHOD OF THERAPEUTICALLY TREATING GENETICALLY CAUSED OBESITY

摘要

Method to distinguish between individuals who have normal metabolisms and gain weight due to overeating from those individuals who have a propensity to gain weight due to a genetic abnormality by detecting the level of the protein adipsin in the blood or the level of adipsin DNA in leukocytes. Method for treating genetic weight gain abnormality by administering therapeutic amounts of adipsin.