Prader-Willi syndrome: an update on obesity and endocrine problems
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare complex genetic disorder that results from a lack of expression of the paternally inherited chromosome 15q11-q13. PWS is characterized by hypotonia and feeding difficulty in early infancy and development of morbid obesity aggravated by uncontrolled hyperphagia a...
Main Authors: | Su Jin Kim, Sung Yoon Cho, Dong-Kyu Jin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology
2021-12-01
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Series: | Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism |
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Online Access: | http://e-apem.org/upload/pdf/apem-2142164-082.pdf |
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