Methods and composition for the diagnosis and treatment of body weight disorders, including obesity

An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising at least 30 contiguous nucleotides of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:

• 1 (FIG. 2A) or SEQ ID NO:
• 8 (FIG. 8A), wherein said nucleic acid molecule does not consist entirely of a either a nucleotide sequence of any of the following sequences or a fragment thereof:
• SEQ ID NO:
• 133, SEQ ID NO:
• 134, SEQ ID NO:
• 135, SEQ ID NO:
• 136, SEQ ID NO:
• 137, SEQ ID NO:
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• 147, SEQ ID NO:
• 148, SEQ ID NO:
• 149, SEQ ID NO:
• 150, SEQ ID NO:
• 151, or SEQ ID NO:
• 152, and wherein expression of said nucleic acid molecule suppresses obesity.

An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising at least 30 contiguous nucleotides of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:

• 12 (FIG. 10A), SEQ ID NO:
• 14 (FIG. 18A), SEQ ID NO:
• 16 (FIG. 19A), or SEQ ID NO:
• 18 (FIG. 20A), wherein said nucleic acid molecule does not consist entirely of a nucleotide sequence of the following sequences or a fragment thereof:
• SEQ ID NO:
• 133, SEQ ID NO:
• 134, SEQ ID NO:
• 135, SEQ ID NO:
• 136, SEQ ID NO:
• 137, SEQ ID NO:
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• 139, SEQ ID NO:
• 140, SEQ ID NO:
• 141, SEQ ID NO:
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• 143, SEQ ID NO:
• 144, SEQ ID NO:
• 145, SEQ ID NO:
• 146, SEQ ID NO:
• 147, SEQ ID NO:
• 148, SEQ ID NO:
• 149, SEQ ID NO:
• 150, SEQ ID NO:
• 151, or SEQ ID NO:
• 152, and wherein expression of said nucleic acid molecule suppresses obesity.

An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising at least 30 contiguous nucleotides of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:

• 7, wherein said nucleic acid molecule does not consist entirely of a either a nucleotide sequence of any of the following sequences or a fragment thereof:
• SEQ ID NO:
• 133, SEQ ID NO:
• 134, SEQ ID NO:
• 135, SEQ ID NO:
• 136, SEQ ID NO:
• 137, SEQ ID NO:
• 138, SEQ ID NO:
• 139, SEQ ID NO:
• 140, SEQ ID NO:
• 141, SEQ ID NO:
• 142, SEQ ID NO:
• 143, SEQ ID NO:
• 144, SEQ ID NO:
• 145, SEQ ID NO:
• 146, SEQ ID NO:
• 147, SEQ ID NO:
• 148, SEQ ID NO:
• 149, SEQ ID NO:
• 150, SEQ ID NO:
• 151, or SEQ ID NO:
• 152, and wherein expression of said nucleic acid molecule suppresses obesity.