Syndromic obesity: Clinical implications of a correct diagnosis

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Milani, Donatella ^a   Cerutti, Marta ^a   Pezzani, Lidia ^a   Maffei, Pietro ^b   Milan, Gabriella ^b   Esposito, Susanna ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alstr m syndrome; Bardet Biedl syndrome; Cone rod dystrophy; Obesity; Syndromic obesity

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ALSTROM SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHILD GROWTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EXON; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH DISORDER; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOP CODON; SYNDROMIC OBESITY;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; OBESITY; RETINAL DEGENERATION; SYNDROME;

EID: 84908375335     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-40-33     Document Type: Article

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