Successful rapid weight reduction and the use of liraglutide for morbid obesity in adolescent Prader-Willi syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), an imprinting disorder, results from the loss of expression of a paternal gene on chromosome 15q11-q13. Progressive obesity and its associated complications lead to increased morbidity and early death in PWS patients. The management techniques available for morbid obesit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology
2020-03-01
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Series: | Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism |
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Online Access: | http://e-apem.org/upload/pdf/apem-2020-25-1-52.pdf |