Chromosomal microarray analysis in the genetic evaluation of 279 patients with syndromic obesity

Chromosomal microarray analysis in the genetic evaluation of 279 patients with syndromic obesity

Abstract Background Syndromic obesity is an umbrella term used to describe cases where obesity occurs with additional phenotypes. It often arises as part of a distinct genetic syndrome with Prader-Willi syndrome being a classical example. These rare forms of obesity provide a unique source for ident...

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Main Authors: Carla Sustek D’Angelo, Monica Castro Varela, Claudia Irene Emílio de Castro, Paulo Alberto Otto, Ana Beatriz Alvarez Perez, Charles Marques Lourenço, Chong Ae Kim, Debora Romeo Bertola, Fernando Kok, Luis Garcia-Alonso, Celia Priszkulnik Koiffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Molecular Cytogenetics
Subjects:
Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA)
Copy number variations (CNVs)
Body mass index (BMI)
Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs)
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)
Syndromic obesity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13039-018-0363-7

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