THE ABCG1 GENE AS A MARKER AND A TARGET GENE FOR TREATING OBESITY

摘要

The invention relates to a method for treating obesity in a patient, which method comprises administering an effective quantity of ABCG1 inhibitor to a patient in need thereof. The invention further provides an in vitro method for determining whether a patient is at risk of developing obesity, which method comprises detecting the presence of a mutation, substitution or deletion of at least one nucleotide in ABCG1 20 gene or regulatory sequences thereof.