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Severe obstructive sleep apnea in a child with melanocortin-4 receptor deficiency.
Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine - 15 Jan 2014
Pillai Sophia, Nandalike Kiran, Kogelman Yelena, Muzumdar Radhika, Balk Sophie J, Arens Raanan
Abstract excerpt
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent medical condition in obese children and is associated with significant neurocognitive, cardiovascular and metabolic derangements. Monogenic forms of obesity resulting from disruption of the leptin-melanocortin pathways have become more notable in recent years and distinguish between various obese phenotypes. However, the association of such disorders with OSA is...
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