Age at diagnosis, body mass index and physical morbidity in children and adults with the Prader-Willi syndrome

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 397-404

  Vogels, A ^a   Fryns, J P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b O and N1   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Age at diagnosis; Cardiorespiratory failure; Diet management; Hypertension; Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; Morbidity; Physical health; Prader Willi; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CATAPLEXY; CHILD; DIET; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH; HERNIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOINT DISLOCATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; STRABISMUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 11144275732     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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