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Monozygotic twins discordant for ROHHAD phenotype.
Pediatrics - 1 Sept 2011
Patwari Pallavi P, Rand Casey M, Berry-Kravis Elizabeth M, Ize-Ludlow Diego, Weese-Mayer Debra E
Abstract excerpt
Rapid-onset obesity with hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation (ROHHAD) falls within a group of pediatric disorders with both respiratory control and autonomic nervous system dysregulation. Children with ROHHAD typically present after 1.5 years of age with rapid weight gain as the initial sign. Subsequently, they develop alveolar hypoventilation, autonomic nervous system...
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