Circulating levels of ghrelin and hyperphagia in patients with rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders

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Authors

Gwénaëlle Diene · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Grégoire Benvegnu · Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier

Cathy Brochado · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse

Alice Clerc · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse

Béatrice Jouret · Inserm

Émilie Montastier · Inserm

Solange Grunenwald

Abstract

Ghrelin levels were normal in our study population. Hyperghrelinemia is a biomarker of PWS. Hyperphagia is more prevalent and severe in children with NDDs compared with PWS.

Topics & Keywords

Regulation of Appetite and Obesity Hereditary Neurological Disorders Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgag081

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