Kidney disease in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome: international cohort study and systematic literature review

Kidney disease in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome: international cohort study and systematic literature review

BackgroundPrader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare, complex, genetic disorder characterized by hyperphagia, hypotonia, delayed psychomotor development, low muscle mass and hypothalamic dysfunction. Adults with PWS often have obesity, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), known risk factors f...

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Main Authors: Denise H. van Abswoude, Karlijn Pellikaan, Naomi Nguyen, Anna G. W. Rosenberg, Kirsten Davidse, Franciska M. E. Hoekstra, Ilse M. Rood, Christine Poitou, Graziano Grugni, Charlotte Høybye, Tania P. Markovic, Assumpta Caixàs, Antonino Crinò, Sjoerd A. A. van den Berg, Aart J. van der Lely, Laura C. G. de Graaff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
Prader-Willi Syndrome
kidney function tests
proteinuria
urine tract infections
cardiovascular disease
kidney disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1168648/full

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