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A Comprehensive Review of Syndromic Forms of Obesity: Genetic Etiology, Clinical Features and Molecular Diagnosis.
Current obesity reports - 1 Jun 2024
Carvalho Laura Machado Lara, Jorge Alexander Augusto de Lima, Bertola Débora Romeo, Krepischi Ana Cristina Victorino, Rosenberg Carla
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Syndromic obesity refers to obesity occurring with additional clinical findings, such as intellectual disability/developmental delay, dysmorphic features, and congenital malformations. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To present a narrative review regarding the genetic etiology, clinical description, and molecular diagnosis of syndromic obesity, which is a rare condition with high phenotypic variability and genetic...
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