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[Genetic and metabolic description of five patients with Berardinelli-Seip syndrome].
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Feb 2011
Barra Cristiane B, Savoldelli Roberta D, Manna Thais D, Kim Chong A, Magre Jocelyn, Porta Gilda, Setian Nuvarte, Damiani Durval
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OBJECTIVE: To report the genetic and metabolic profile of patients with Berardinelli-Seip syndrome (BSCL) followed at Instituto da Criança, HC-FMUSP. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Patients with clinical features of BSCL (n = 5), all female, were evaluated through serum levels of glucose, insulin, lipids, leptin, and liver enzymes. Abdominal sonography and DNA analysis were also performed. RESULTS: Leptin deficiency and...
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