Alteration of brain nuclei in obese children with and without Prader-Willi syndrome

Alteration of brain nuclei in obese children with and without Prader-Willi syndrome

Introduction: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a multisystem genetic imprinting disorder mainly characterized by hyperphagia and childhood obesity. Extensive structural alterations are expected in PWS patients, and their influence on brain nuclei should be early and profound. To date, few studies have...

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Main Authors: Ning Wu, Huan Yu, Mingze Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroinformatics
Subjects:
childhood obesity
genetic imprinting
Prader-Willi syndrome
brain nuclei
shape analysis
hypothalamus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fninf.2022.1032636/full

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