Hyperghrelinemia Is a Common Feature of Prader-Willi Syndrome and Pituitary Stalk Interruption: A Pathophysiological Hypothesis

Background: Elevated plasma ghrelin levels have recently been reported in adults and children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between obesity, growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) and ghrelinemia in PWS and to examine whether hyperghrelinemia...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hormone research 2004-01, Vol.62 (1), p.49-54
Hauptverfasser:	Tauber, Maithé, Conte Auriol, Françoise, Moulin, Pierre, Molinas, Catherine, Delagnes, Véronique, Salles, Jean Pierre
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aging - blood Body Mass Index Case-Control Studies Child Congenital Abnormalities - blood Female Ghrelin Growth Hormone - therapeutic use Human Growth Hormone - deficiency Human Growth Hormone - metabolism Human Growth Hormone - secretion Humans Male Models, Biological Obesity - blood Original Paper Peptide Hormones - blood Pituitary Gland - abnormalities Prader-Willi Syndrome - blood Prader-Willi Syndrome - drug therapy Prader-Willi Syndrome - metabolism Steroid Metabolism, Inborn Errors - blood
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