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Energy expenditure in obese children with pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Aug 2013
Shoemaker A H, Lomenick J P, Saville B R, Wang W, Buchowski M S, Cone R D
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Patients with pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a (PHP-1a) develop early-onset obesity. The abnormality in energy expenditure and/or energy intake responsible for this weight gain is unknown. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate energy expenditure in children with PHP-1a compared with obese controls. PATIENTS: We studied 6 obese females with PHP-1a and 17 obese female controls. Patients were...
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