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Long-term plasma levels of leptin and adiponectin in Rett syndrome.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 May 2009
Blardi P, de Lalla A, D'Ambrogio T, Vonella G, Ceccatelli L, Auteri A, Hayek J
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OBJECTIVE: Rett syndrome is a progressive neurological disorder affecting almost exclusively females after age 6 months and characterised by acquired microcephaly, psychomotor retardation, growth failure, purposeless hand movements, autistic-like behaviour and wide-based and stiff legged gait. Leptin and adiponectin, peptides secreted by adipose tissue, are involved in the regulation of body weight and energy...
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