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ArticleEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2009

Prader-Willi syndrome.

Suzanne B Cassidy, Daniel J Driscoll

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Article in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00375089 (Prader-Willi Syndrome and Early-onset Morbid Obesity Natural History Clinical Protocol), which is not on this map. Cited by 210 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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210citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
22.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT00375089 completednot on this map

Prader-Willi Syndrome and Early-onset Morbid Obesity Natural History Clinical Protocol

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of FloridaRan2006 to 2014Enrolled392ConditionsPrader-Willi Syndrome, ObesityArmsGroup 1, Group 2
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

210 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 588 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. A reduced-energy intake, well-balanced diet improves weight control in children with Prader-Willi syndrome.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Suzanne B CassidyDivision of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0706, USA. suzannecassidy@comcast.net
Daniel J Driscoll
University of California San Francisco Medical Center · USUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

RARE DISEASE CRC FOR NEW THERAPIES AND NEW DIAGNOSTICSU54RR019478 · NCRR · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BEAUDET, ARTHUR L. · 2003 to 2008
$7.3M
NCRR NIH HHS U54 RR019478NCRR NIH HHS U54RR019478
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a highly variable genetic disorder affecting multiple body systems whose most consistent major manifestations include hypotonia with poor suck and poor weight gain in infancy; mild mental retardation, hypogonadism, growth hormone insufficiency causing short stature for the family, early childhood-onset hyperphagia and obesity, characteristic appearance, and behavioral and sometimes psychiatric disturbance. Many more minor characteristics can be helpful in diagnosis and important in management. PWS is an example of a genetic condition involving genomic imprinting. It can occur by three main mechanisms, which lead to absence of expression of paternally inherited genes in the 15q11.2-q13 region: paternal microdeletion, maternal uniparental disomy, and imprinting defect.

Indexed as

Prader-Willi SyndromeAdolescentAdultChildChild Behavior DisordersChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, Pair 15Developmental DisabilitiesFemaleGenetic CounselingHuman Growth HormoneHumansHypogonadismInfantMaleMuscle HypotoniaHuman Growth Hormone

Identifiers

PMID18781185
PMCPMC2985966
OpenAlexW2065899830

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