Intranasal carbetocin reduces hyperphagia in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome
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Assessment of hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome.
OBJECTIVE Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), the leading known genetic cause of obesity, is characterized by intellectual disabilities, maladaptive and compulsive behaviors, and hyperphagia. Although complications of obesity resulting from hyperphagia are the leading cause of death in PWS, quantifying this drive for food has long been an unmet research need. This study provides factor-analytic and wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: JCI Insight
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2379-3708
DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.98333