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Semaglutide as a potential treatment for obesity in Smith-Kingsmore syndrome (SKS) patients: A mosaic mutation case report.
Obesity research & clinical practice - 1 Jan 2024
Bonnet Jean-Baptiste, Durieux Axelle Trupheme, Tournayre Sarah, Marty Lucile, Sultan Ariane, Avignon Antoine
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We present for the first-time efficacy and tolerability of GLP-1-RA (Semaglutide) in Smith-Kingsmore syndrome (SKS). SKS is a rare genetic disorder characterized by intellectual disability, macrocephaly, seizures and distinctive facial features due to MTOR gene mutation. We present a 22-year-old woman with mosaic SKS and severe obesity (Body Mass Index ≥40 kg/m²), treated with semaglutide. She achieved a 9 kg...
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