Thyroid function studies in Prader-Willi syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 488-492

  Butler, Merlin G ^a,b   Theodoro, Mariana ^a   Skouse, Jennifer D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETTER; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 33847371129     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31683     Document Type: Letter

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