Growth Hormone Therapy in Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome

Growth Hormone Therapy in Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is characterized by hyperphagia, obesity if food intake is not strictly controlled, abnormal body composition with decreased lean body mass and increased fat mass, decreased basal metabolic rate, short stature, low muscle tone, cognitive disability, and hypogonadism. In a...

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Main Authors: Karen S. Vogt, Jill E. Emerick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-04-01
Series:Diseases
Subjects:
Prader-Willi
adult
growth hormone
body composition
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/3/2/56

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