GHRL gene related symptoms and diseases
All the information presented here about the GHRL gene and its related diseases, symptoms, and test panels has been aggregated from the following public sources: HGNC,NCBIGENE,OMIM, Mendelian Rare Disease Search Engine.
Top 5 symptoms and clinical features associated to GHRL gene
| Symptoms // Phenotype | % Cases |
|---|---|
| Hypertension | Very Common - Between 80% and 100% cases |
| Acanthosis nigricans | Very Common - Between 80% and 100% cases |
| Decreased resting energy expenditure | Very Common - Between 80% and 100% cases |
| Abdominal obesity | Very Common - Between 80% and 100% cases |
| Abnormality of lipid metabolism | Very Common - Between 80% and 100% cases |
Other less frequent symptoms and clinical features
Patients with GHRL gene alterations may also develop some of the following symptoms and phenotypes:Commonly - More than 50% cases
- Overweight
- Polyphagia
- Glucose intolerance
- Cholelithiasis
- Polycystic ovaries
- Increased body weight
- Obesity
- Insulin resistance
And 9 more phenotypes, you can get all of them using our tools for rare diseases.
Rare diseases associated to GHRL gene
Here you will find a list of rare diseases related to the GHRL. You can also use our tool to get a more accurate diagnosis based on your current symptoms.
OBESITY
Description
excessively high accumulation of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to lean body mass; the amount of body fat (or adiposity) includes concern for both the distribution of fat throughout the body and the size of the adipose tissue deposits; individuals are usually at high clinical risk because of excess amount of body fat (BMI greater than 30).
Most common symptoms of OBESITY
- Hypertension
- Obesity
- Hypogonadism
- Diabetes mellitus
- Weight loss
More info about OBESITY
SOURCES: OMIM
Search interest in GHRL
Potential gene panels for GHRL gene
GHRL Panel
United States.
By Fulgent Genetics Fulgent Genetics
This panel specifically test the GHRL gene.
More info about this panel United States.
Severe Obesity (Susceptibility to) , Panel Massive Sequencing (NGS) 18 Genes Panel
Spain.
By Reference Laboratory Genetics Severe Obesity (Susceptibility to) , Panel Massive Sequencing (NGS) 18 Genes that also includes the following genes: SDC3 SIM1 UCP1 UCP3 GHRL CARTPT ADRB3 PPARGC1B AGRP ENPP1
More info about this panel Spain.
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