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Gene profile

LEP

HGNC:6553 · SaudiVarKB evidence summary derived from retained literature mentions.

14Gene mentions
14Publications
2Linked variants
8Associated phenotypes

Associated phenotypes

Co-mentioned in LEP publications
PhenotypeIdentifierArticlesMentions
obesityHP:000151366
breast cancer33
diabetes mellitus22
hypertension11
pre-eclampsia11
hepatocellular carcinoma11
COVID-1911
hepatitis C11

Linked variants

Variants normalized to LEP
VariantHGVS / rsIDArticlesMentions
rs7799039rs779903922
-2548G>A11

Population context

Reported in the same publications
Country / regionGroupCohortArticles
Saudi Arabia1
Not specified1
Not specified711
Not specified1061
Saudi Arabia2021
Not specified3001
Saudi Arabia2061
Not specified2321

Supporting publications

14 records
  1. 2026Adiponectin and leptin levels in mothers, fetuses, and neonates with intrauterine growth restriction compared to those with appropriate gestational age.Frontiers in endocrinology1 mentions
  2. 2026Association between leptin gene polymorphisms and hematological metabolic parameters in obese Saudi adults.Frontiers in medicine1 mentions
  3. 2025Exploring gene expression signatures in preeclampsia and identifying hub genes through bioinformatic analysis.Placenta1 mentions
  4. 2025A combined transcriptomic, epigenetic, and functional analysis identifies novel biomarkers in breast cancer.Hereditas1 mentions
  5. 2024Integrated High-throughput Transcriptomic Data Identifies Survivin as a Potential Breast Cancer Therapeutic Biomarker.Current medicinal chemistry1 mentions
  6. 2023Intergenic lnc-LEP-2:6 and lnc-LEP-2:7 as novel biomarkers associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Archives of physiology and biochemistry1 mentions
  7. 2023Analysis of Potential Genes and Economic Parameters Associated with Growth and Heat Tolerance in Sheep (Ovis aries).Animals : an open access journal from MDPI1 mentions
  8. 2023The Impact of LEP rs7799039 Polymorphism and Obesity on the Severity of Coronavirus Disease-19.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy1 mentions
  9. 2022-2548G>A LEP Polymorphism Is Positively Associated with Increased Leptin and Glucose Levels in Obese Saudi Patients Irrespective of Blood Pressure Status.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)1 mentions
  10. 2020The Inter-Relation between Leptin Receptor (Q223R) Gene Polymorphism and the Risk of Egyptian Patients with HCC.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP1 mentions
  11. 2018Meningioma transcription factors link cell lineage with systemic metabolic cues.Neuro-oncology1 mentions
  12. 2016Low expression of leptin and its association with breast cancer: A transcriptomic study.Oncology reports1 mentions
  13. 2016A Novel Homozygous Frameshift Mutation in Exon 2 of LEP Gene Associated with Severe Obesity: A Case Report.Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics1 mentions
  14. 2014Toxicogenetics of lopinavir/ritonavir in HIV-infected European patients.Personalized medicine1 mentions