Effect of Growth Hormone Therapy in Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome – Our First Experiences

Effect of Growth Hormone Therapy in Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome – Our First Experiences

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is the most common cause of morbid obesity in childhood. It is the consequence of the lack of expression of genes on the paternally inherited 15q11.2-q13 region. Hyperphagia, obesity, short stature, psychomotor retardation and deterioration of behavior predominate in clin...

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Main Authors: Gordana Stipančić, Marija Požgaj Šepec, Lavinia La Grasta Sabolić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sestre Milosrdnice University hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical Research 2018-01-01
Series:Acta Clinica Croatica
Subjects:
Prader-Willi syndrome
Obesity, morbid
Human growth hormone – therapeutic use
Paternal inheritance
Energy intake
Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/317970

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