Table 1 The sources of data for creating the compendium of genes controlling human body weight and feeding behavior and characteristics of the corresponding gene sets

Research papers and review articles on FB-regulating genes

Publications

(Additional file 1: Table S1)

105

17 review articles, 45 research papers

OMIM/genes possessing allelic variants associated with obesity, hyperphagia, or anorexia

OMIM_allelic_variants

(Additional file 1: Table S2)

73

Command used in OMIM search: ‘hyperphagia’ OR ‘obesity’ OR ‘anorexia’ (Records with: gene map locus; Prefixes: +, *; Search in: allelic variants)

OMIM/terms obesity, or hyperphagia, or anorexia were found in text fields (excluding the chapter devoted to allelic variants).

OMIM_all_text ^a

(Additional file 1: Table S2)

263

Command used in OMIM search: ‘hyperphagia’ OR ‘obesity’ OR ‘anorexia’ (Records with: gene map locus; Prefixes: +, *; Search in: all text) *

OMIM and research papers/Genes whose mutant variants are implicated in the Bardet-Biedl and other syndromes associated with obesity.

Syndromes

(Additional file 1: Table S3)

37

OMIM entries:

1) #209900; BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME 1 (Genetic Heterogeneity of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome)

2) #176270; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME

3) #203800; ALSTROM SYNDROME

4) #216550; COHEN SYNDROME

5) #103580; PSEUDOHYPOPARA-THYROIDISM, TYPE IA

6) #201000; CARPENTER SYNDROME 1

7) #147920; KABUKI SYNDROME 1;

8) #300867; KABUKI SYNDROME 2;

9) #157980; MOMO SYNDROME

10) #301900; BORJESON-FORSSMAN-LEHMANN SYNDROME

11) #182290; SMITH-MAGENIS SYNDROME

12) #180849; RUBINSTEIN-TAYBI SYNDROME 1

13) #612469; WAGRO SYNDROME; 3 review articles, 1 research paper

GWAS meta-analysis papers/genes located in the vicinity of a lead SNP

GWAS meta-analysis

(Additional file 1: Table S4)

184

9 research articles