Leipzig Childhood Obesity Study

Extended Geno- and Phenotyping of Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents

The aim of this study is to identify polymorphisms that make children and adolescents more prone to obesity and metabolic dysfunction, as well as to identify biomarkers that are linked to causes and consequences of obesity.

In order to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms blood and serum samples during oral glucose tolerance testing are routinely obtained from pediatric patients visiting the adiposity outpatient clinic.

Inclusion Criteria:

• all pediatric patients seen in the adiposity outpatient clinic
• informed patient consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• none