Syndromic obesity
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Syndromic obesity (SO) refers to obesity when it occurs as part of a syndrome, often along with intellectual disability. Often syndromic obesity is mediated by abnormal development of the hypothalamus (see hypothalamic obesity). Known types of syndromic obesity include some types of monogenic obesity and:[1][2]
References
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- ^ Geets, E.; Meuwissen, M.E.C.; Van Hul, W. (January 2019). "Clinical, molecular genetics and therapeutic aspects of syndromic obesity". Clinical Genetics. 95 (1): 23–40. doi:10.1111/cge.13367. hdl:10067/1544050151162165141. PMID 29700824.