SEVERELY OBESE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

SEVERELY OBESE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

PROFILE:
Severely Obese Individuals (adults, children)

GOALS:
To assess the genetic factors predisposing individuals and families to develop severe obesity.

STUDY:
One brief clinic visit.

discussing and signing an informed consent
family and medical history
measurements - weight and height, blood drawing

BENEFITS:
We offer $25 per particpant.

The collective participation of many individuals and families with severe obesity will enable physicians and scientists to gain a better understanding of the genetic causes of these diseases, and ultimately to find better ways of treating (and preventing) these problems. For more information contact:
Rudolph Leibel, MD 212-327-8435
or via email at leibel@rockvax.rockefeller.edu
OR

Erin Caine, MS via email at erc9005@cpmc3.cpmc.columbia.edu.

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SEVERELY OBESE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
PROFILE:	Severely Obese Individuals (adults, children)
GOALS:	To assess the genetic factors predisposing individuals and families to develop severe obesity.
STUDY:	One brief clinic visit.
	discussing and signing an informed consent family and medical history measurements - weight and height, blood drawing
BENEFITS:	We offer $25 per particpant.