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Gaston LS, Stafford DE. Premature adrenarche in Prader-Willi syndrome is associated with accelerated pre-pubertal growth and advanced bone age. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2023; 36:185-194. [PMID: 36458449 PMCID: PMC10103844 DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2022-0468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is characterized by obesity, growth hormone deficiency, hypogonadism, and a high prevalence of premature adrenarche despite reported hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction. While idiopathic premature adrenarche is associated with accelerated pre-pubertal growth and advanced bone age, the consequences of elevated adrenal androgens on growth and bone maturation in PWS remain unknown. This study therefore sought to describe age-related changes in dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) and their effects on growth and bone maturation in PWS. METHODS This retrospective observational study included 62 children with PWS. Simple and multiple regression models were constructed to relate age and BMI-SDS with DHEAS levels. Height velocity was compared to age and sex-based norms with t-tests and two-way ANOVA. Patterns in bone age Z-score were examined with two-way ANOVA, and the contributions of age, BMI-SDS, and DHEAS to bone age Z-score were analyzed with multiple regression. RESULTS DHEAS levels rose earlier and were less strongly correlated with age in males and females with PWS (R2=0.12 and 0.30) compared to healthy controls (R2=0.89 and 0.88) in a pattern unrelated to BMI-SDS (adjusted R2=0.076, p=0.10 for age, and 0.29 for BMI-SDS). Mid-childhood height velocity was increased in males and preserved in females with PWS before declining at the age of expected puberty (p<0.0001). Peri-adrenarchal bone age was advanced in a manner associated with DHEAS but not BMI-SDS (p<0.0001; adjusted R2=0.48, p=0.0014 for DHEAS, and 0.78 for BMI-SDS). CONCLUSIONS An obesity-independent increase in adrenal androgens is associated with accelerated mid-childhood growth and bone maturation in PWS.
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- Lindsey S Gaston
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Zhang L, Liu X, Zhao Y, Wang Q, Zhang Y, Gao H, Zhang B, Cui W, Zhao Y. Genetic subtypes and phenotypic characteristics of 110 patients with Prader-Willi syndrome. Ital J Pediatr 2022; 48:121. [PMID: 35870983 PMCID: PMC9308266 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-022-01319-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex disorder caused by impaired paternally expressed genes on chromosome 15q11-q13. Variable findings have been reported about the phenotypic differences among PWS genetic subtypes. METHODS A total of 110 PWS patients were diagnosed from 8,572 pediatric patients included from July 2013 to December 2021 by MLPA and MS-MLPA assays. Atypical deletions were defined by genomic CNV-sequencing. Maternal uniparental disomy (UPD) was subgrouped by microsatellite genotyping. Clinical data were collected for phenotype-genotype associations. Twenty-one patients received growth hormone (GH) treatment, and the anthropometric and laboratory parameters were evaluated and compared. RESULTS Genetically, the 110 patients with PWS included 29 type I deletion, 56 type II deletion, 6 atypical deletion, 11 heterodisomy UPD, and 8 isodisomy UPD. The UPD group had significantly higher maternal age (31.4 ± 3.4 vs 27.8 ± 3.8 years), more anxiety (64.29% vs 26.09%) and autistic traits (57.14% vs 26.09%), and less hypopigmentation (42.11% vs 68.24%) and skin picking (42.86% vs 71.01%) than the deletion group. The type I deletion group was diagnosed at earlier age (3.7 ± 3.3 vs 6.2 ± 3.2 years) and more common in speech delay (95.45% vs 63.83%) than the type II. The isodisomy UPD group showed a higher tendency of anxiety (83.33% vs 50%) than the heterodisomy. GH treatment for 1 year significantly improved the SDS of height (- 0.43 ± 0.68 vs - 1.32 ± 1.19) and IGF-I (- 0.45 ± 0.48 vs - 1.97 ± 1.12). No significant changes were found in thyroid function or glucose/lipid metabolism. CONCLUSION We explored the physical, psychological and behavioral phenotype-genotype associations as well as the GH treatment effect on PWS from a large cohort of Chinese pediatric patients. Our data might promote pediatricians' recognition and early diagnosis of PWS.
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- Lu Zhang
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No 36 Sanhao Street, Heping Ward, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No 36 Sanhao Street, Heping Ward, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Developmental Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No 36 Sanhao Street, Heping Ward, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No 36 Sanhao Street, Heping Ward, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No 36 Sanhao Street, Heping Ward, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No 36 Sanhao Street, Heping Ward, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No 36 Sanhao Street, Heping Ward, Shenyang, 110004, China.
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Chen CP, Lin MH, Chen YY, Chern SR, Wu PS, Chen SW, Wu FT, Town DD, Lee MS, Pan CW, Wang W. Prenatal diagnosis of a 15q11.2-q14 deletion of paternal origin associated with increased nuchal translucency, mosaicism for de novo multiple unbalanced translocations involving 15q11-q14, 5qter, 15qter, 17pter and 3qter and Prader-Willi syndrome. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 60:335-340. [PMID: 33678338 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2021.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We present prenatal diagnosis of a 15q11.2-q14 deletion of paternal origin associated with increased nuchal translucency (NT), mosaicism for de novo multiple unbalanced translocations involving 15q11-q14, 5qter, 15qter, 17pter and 3qter, and Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). CASE REPORT A 32-year-old, primigravid woman underwent amniocentesis at 18 weeks of gestation because of an increased NT thickness of 5.6 mm and abnormal maternal serum screening results in the first trimester. The pregnancy was conceived by in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Amniocentesis revealed a karyotype of 45,XX,der(5)t(5;15)(q35;q14),-15 [16]/45,XX,-15,der(17)t(15;17)(q14;p13)[3]/45,XX,der(15)t(15;15)(q35;q14),-15[2]. The parental karyotypes were normal. Prenatal ultrasound findings were unremarkable. Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) analysis on the DNA extracted from cultured amniocytes revealed the result of arr 15q11.2q14 (22,765,628-38,651,755) × 1.0 [GRCh37 (hg19)] with a 15.886-Mb 15q11.2-q14 deletion encompassing TUBGCP5, CYFIP1, NIPA2, NIPA1, SNRPN, SNURF, SNORD116-1, IPW, UBE3A, ACTC1 and MEIS2. The pregnancy was subsequently terminated, and a malformed fetus with facial dysmorphism was delivered. The cord blood had a karyotype of 45,XX,der(5)t(5;15)(q35;q14),-15[46]/45,XX,der(3)t(3;15) (q29;q14),-15[2]/45,XX,-15,der(17)t(15;17)(q14;p13)[2]. The placenta had a karyotype of 45,XX,der(5) t(5;15)(q35;q14),-15. Polymorphic DNA marker analysis confirmed a paternal origin of the proximal 15q deletion. CONCLUSION Increased NT and abnormal maternal serum screening results may prenatally be associated with PWS. Chromosome 15 rearrangements in PWS include mosaicism for de novo multiple unbalanced translocations.
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- Chih-Ping Chen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Uemura Y, Oka A, Kurosaka H, Yamashiro T. Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment of a Patient With Prader-Willi Syndrome. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2020; 58:1459-1467. [PMID: 33272028 DOI: 10.1177/1055665620977375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by a defect in paternally expressed genes in the 15q11-q13 region. Prader-Willi syndrome affects many parts of the body and involves craniofacial and dentofacial abnormalities. We herein report the successful 2-stage orthodontic treatment of an 8-year-old girl with PWS caused by paternal 15q11-q13 deletion. She presented with a skeletal class II relationship with mandibular deviation, a deep overbite, and severe crowding of the lower dental arch. Functional appliance therapy was utilized to improve her skeletal discrepancy. The second phase of orthodontic treatment using fixed appliances was started at 14.5 years old, which improved her remained crowding and large overbite. As a result, her facial appearance and occlusion were improved without any discernible relapse after 2 years of retention. We describe the outcomes of orthodontic treatment for a patient with PWS and discuss the specific attention during orthodontic treatment.
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- Yume Uemura
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Growth Friendly Surgery and Serial Cast Correction in the Treatment of Early-onset Scoliosis for Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome. J Pediatr Orthop 2019; 39:e597-e601. [PMID: 31393296 DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) patients can present with scoliosis which can be treated with serial cast correction (SCC) or with growth friendly surgery (GFS). This study's purpose was to describe the results of SCC as well as GFS for PWS patients with early-onset scoliosis (EOS). METHODS PWS patients were identified from 2 international multicenter EOS databases. Scoliosis, kyphosis, spine height (T1-S1), right/left hemithoracic heights/widths (RHTH, LHTH, RHTW, LHTW) were measured pretreatment, postoperation, and at 2-year follow-up. Complications were recorded. RESULTS Overall, 23 patients with 2-year follow-up were identified. Pretreatment; patients treated with SCC (n=10) had mean age of 1.8±0.6 years; body mass index (BMI), 16±1.5 kg/m; scoliosis, 45±18 degrees; kyphosis, 56±9 degrees; T1-S1, 22.4±2.4 cm; RHTH, 8.0±2.0 cm; LHTH, 8.5±1.7 cm; RHTW, 6.6±1.3 cm; and LHTW, 8.0±1.0 cm. Patients treated with GFS (n=13) had mean age of 5.8±2.6 years; BMI, 21±5.4 kg/m; scoliosis, 76±14 degrees; kyphosis, 59±25 degrees; T1-S1, 24.1±3.6 cm; RHTH, 10.0±1.6 cm; LHTH, 10.6±1.6 cm; RHTW, 9.4±2.5 cm; and LHTW, 8.1±2.8 cm. At 2-year follow-up, patients treated with SCC had mean scoliosis 37±11 degrees (18% correction, P=0.06); kyphosis, 42±6 degrees (NS); T1-S1, 26.4±2.1 cm (P<0.01); RHTH, 9.0±1.1 cm (13%; P=0.30); LHTH, 10.0±1.5 cm (18%, P<0.01); RHTW, 7.4±1.1 cm (12%, P<0.01); and LHTW, 8.0±1.0 cm (0%, P=0.34). At 2-year follow-up, patients treated with GFS had mean scoliosis 42±13 degrees (45% correction, P<0.000001); kyphosis, 53±13 degrees (10%, P=0.19); T1-S1, 31.5±5.4 cm (P<0.00001); RHTH, 12.0±2.4 cm (20%; P<0.01); LHTH, 12.0±1.7 cm (13%; P<0.01); RHTW, 9.8±1.3 cm (4%; P=0.27); and LHTW, 7.9±2.3 cm (3%;P=0.11). As an entire group, patients with a BMI>17 kg/m² had more device-related than disease-related complications (P=0.09). Patients treated with SCC had 0.9 complications per patient. Patients treated with GFS had 2.2 complications per patient [≤5 y more often had ≥2 complications (P=0.05)]. CONCLUSIONS At 2-year follow-up, SCC and GFS were both effective in treating EOS in PWS patients. Patients treated with SCC had significant improvements in spine height and LHTH. Patients treated with GFS had significant improvements in scoliosis magnitude, spine height, RHTH, and LHTH. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level IV-therapeutic study.
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Ishihara Y, Sugawara Y, Ei Hsu Hlaing E, Nasu M, Kataoka T, Odagaki N, Takano-Yamamoto T, Yamashiro T, Kamioka H. Orthodontic correction of severe Class II malocclusion in a patient with Prader-Willi syndrome. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2018; 154:718-732. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2017.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Revised: 05/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Giuca MR, Inglese R, Caruso S, Gatto R, Marzo G, Pasini M. Craniofacial morphology in pediatric patients with Prader-Willi syndrome: a retrospective study. Orthod Craniofac Res 2016; 19:216-221. [PMID: 27717123 DOI: 10.1111/ocr.12131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate craniofacial characteristics in pediatric patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). SETTING AND SAMPLE POPULATION A retrospective sample of 20 consecutive patients with PWS who had lateral and antero-posterior (AP) cephalograms (14 males and six females; average age 10.2 ± 3 years) was compared to 20 controls matched for age and sex (14 males and six females; average age 10.5 ± 3.7 years). MATERIALS AND METHODS Cephalometric skeletal measurements were performed twice at a 1-week interval by one calibrated operator, and random error was calculated using Dahlberg's formula. Mean values and standard deviations were computed for all variables. Student's t-test for independent samples was used to determine significant differences between PWS and controls. The level of significance was set at p < 0.05. RESULTS Cephalometric values for the length of the maxilla (p < 0.01), mandibular length (p < 0.05) at both the ramus (p < 0.05) and the mandibular body (p < 0.01), and posterior and anterior facial height (p < 0.01) were significantly lower in patients with PWS compared to controls. The AP cephalometric analysis revealed a significant reduction (p < 0.01) in maxillary skeletal width, mandibular skeletal width, and interzygomatic distance. CONCLUSIONS Pediatric patients with PWS seem to have a general reduction in certain craniofacial skeletal parameters (i.e., maxillary and mandibular length) compared to controls, but this study did not assess the overall craniofacial characteristics.
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- M R Giuca
- Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Dental Clinic, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Dental Clinic, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Dental Clinic, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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Sanchez-Ortiga R, Klibanski A, Tritos NA. Effects of recombinant human growth hormone therapy in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome: a meta-analysis. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2012; 77:86-93. [PMID: 22117629 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04303.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is associated with GH deficiency, deleterious changes in body composition and function. As the effects of recombinant human GH (rhGH) in PWS adults have not been well established, we sought to conduct a meta-analysis of pertinent studies. DESIGN Meta-analysis of studies examining the effects of rhGH therapy in PWS adults. PATIENTS One hundred and thirty four PWS adults (75 men, 59 women). MEASUREMENTS Literature searches, including publications (PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Register), and abstracts presented at meetings through July 2011 describing studies of rhGH therapy in PWS adults; 8/1194 articles, describing unique cohorts, were included. Two authors independently extracted data and examined study quality. RESULTS rhGH therapy for 12 months led to [weighted mean difference (95% CI)] decreased body fat [-2·91% (-3·90, -1·91)], visceral [-32·97 cm(2) (-55·67, -10·26)] and subcutaneous adiposity [-55·24 cm(2) (-89·05, -21·44)], and increased lean body mass (LBM) [2·41 Kg (1·32, 3·49)]. Similar changes in body fat [-2·89% (-4·69, -1·07)] and LBM [2·82 Kg (1·31, 4·33)] were found in longer studies. There were no changes in body mass index (BMI) or lipids. There was a small increase in fasting glucose [0·27 mmol/l (0·05, 0·49)] and trends towards higher fasting insulin [20·24 pmol/l (-0·55, 41·02)] and insulin resistance [HOMA: 0·60 (-0·04, 1·24)] after rhGH therapy for 12 months. CONCLUSIONS In PWS adults, rhGH therapy led to decreased body adiposity and increased LBM without changes in BMI or lipids. There was a small increase in fasting glucose and trends towards higher insulin and insulin resistance.
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Pedrals JG, Marcuson KW, Gallegos VH. Escoliosis y síndrome de Prader-Willi: a propósito de 5 casos intervenidos quirúrgicamente. COLUNA/COLUMNA 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s1808-18512012000200007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJETIVO: Analizar los resultados y las complicaciones del tratamiento quirúrgico de la escoliosis, en pacientes portadores del Síndrome de Prader-Willi, para verificar si se justifica este tipo de tratamiento. MÉTODOS: Análisis retrospectivo de las fichas clínicas y radiografías de los cinco pacientes portadores del Síndrome de Prader-Willi que consultaron en el Departamento de Escoliosis entre los años 2005 y 2010, y fueron operados. RESULTADOS: La edad de la consulta inicial fue en promedio 3,6 años; el promedio de escoliosis fue 61º, el que aumentó a 65º al momento de la cirugía. El promedio de operaciones realizadas fue 2,8 por paciente, lográndose una corrección promedio de 35%. Los motivos de las reintervenciones fueron pérdida de corrección en 4 casos (28,5%), aflojamiento de ganchos en 2 (14,3%) y xifosis referente a la instrumentación en uno (7,1%) No hubo complicaciones graves. CONCLUSIONES: Aún cuando la literatura muestra autores poco proclives a indicar cirugía en este tipo de pacientes, por la elevada tasa de complicaciones graves, la ausencia de ellas en nuestro medio hace mantener válidos los mismos criterios quirúrgicos que en escoliosis idiopática.
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Hung CC, Lin SY, Lin SP, Chen CP, Chen LY, Lee CN, Su YN. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of the SNRPN gene using real-time PCR with melting curve analysis. J Mol Diagn 2011; 13:609-13. [PMID: 21889609 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2011.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2010] [Revised: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Prader-Willi syndrome and Angelman syndrome are distinct neurodevelopmental disorders that are associated with the deletion of the chromosomal 15q11-13 region or uniparental disomy of chromosome 15. In this article, we applied SYBR Green I-based real-time PCR and melting curve analysis assay for rapid genotyping of the small nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide N (SNRPN) gene methylation status and for detecting aberrations in copy number in a single tube. A single pair of primers was designed to create a 357 bp fragment containing the cytosine phosphodiester guanine islands in the SNRPN promoter and to amplify both unmethylated and methylated sequences. Genotypes were identified based on the TC value for copy number changes and the characteristic melting temperature of methylated cytosine phosphodiester guanine. Genotyping of SNRPN was performed on blood samples of 20 individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome, 3 individuals with Angelman syndrome, and 20 unaffected individuals. The promoter methylation status and the copy number changes were successfully determined and compared with standard methylation-specific PCR, and were validated by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification. This single-tube, SYBR Green I, real-time PCR with melting curve assay is rapid, reliable, sensitive, and easy to perform. It is suitable for high-throughput analysis as an alternative technique for quantitative and qualitative analysis of target genes.
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- Chia-Cheng Hung
- Graduate Institutes of Clinical Genomics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Vendrame M, Maski KP, Chatterjee M, Heshmati A, Krishnamoorthy K, Tan WH, Kothare SV. Epilepsy in Prader-Willi syndrome: clinical characteristics and correlation to genotype. Epilepsy Behav 2010; 19:306-10. [PMID: 20727826 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2010] [Revised: 06/18/2010] [Accepted: 07/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genomic imprinting disease secondary to the loss of a functional paternal copy of 15q11-q13. Unlike its related imprinting disorder, Angelman syndrome, PWS has not been regarded as a risk factor for epilepsy. A retrospective analysis of 92 patients with PWS identified 24 (26%) with seizures. Twenty-two of these (92%) were affected by focal epilepsy and only two (8%) had generalized epilepsy. The most common seizure type was staring spells (67%). Correlation to genotype analysis showed deletions were more common in patients with epilepsy than in patients without epilepsy. The epilepsy syndromes were easy to control with a single antiepileptic drug in most cases. Three patients (11%) had had febrile seizures. These findings suggest that PWS may be a risk factor for epilepsy, which can manifest with focal features. Patients with PWS with a deletion genotype showed a trend toward developing seizures compared with patients with other genotypes in our series, even though this difference did not achieve statistical significance.
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- Martina Vendrame
- Department of Neurology, Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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BACKGROUND Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder with an associated anomaly in chromosome 15, and has been reported to increase prevalence of scoliosis, but little information is available regarding its association with other musculoskeletal manifestations. The aim of this study was to evaluate musculoskeletal manifestations in 36 patients with PWS and to determine the effects of risk factors, such as, sex, age, genotype, and body mass index (BMI) on PWS. METHODS The investigators subjected 36 patients with PWS to a complete physical examination and radiographic assessment at an orthopaedic clinic using a single protocol. Demographics, genetic analysis findings, diagnosis, fracture and surgical histories, walking age, and ambulatory status were recorded. Age, sex, height, weight, and BMI were assessed. A systemic physical examination was performed at the orthopaedic clinic. Radiographic evaluations were assessed, including those of the spine, hip joints, lower extremities, and feet. RESULTS Obesity was not found to be correlated with sex, genotype, scoliosis, kyphosis, hip dysplasia, limb malalignment, or foot abnormalities. Of the 36 patients, 23 (63.9%) had scoliosis (the scoliosis group) and 13 did not (the nonscoliosis group). Female sex was found to be significantly associated with scoliosis [11 (47.8%) of 23 in the SG vs. 1 (7.7%) of 13 in the NSG; P=0.0253]. No intergroup difference was found regarding age, genotype, BMI, or other musculoskeletal abnormalities. However, scoliosis was found to be significantly associated with limb malalignment (P=0.04589). Six patients showed kyphotic deformity associated with scoliosis. In addition, kyphoscoliosis was found to be significantly associated with the presence of a foot abnormality (P=0.01607) and severe limb malalignment (P=0.00344). Hip dysplasia was present in 8 of the 36 patients (22.2%). Limb malalignment was present in 28 patients (77.8%), and 18 (50%) had bilateral or unilateral genu varum deformity. Foot abnormalities were present in 17 patients (47.2%). CONCLUSIONS This study shows a high prevalence of spinal deformity, limb malalignment, and foot abnormality in PWS. The prevalences of musculoskeletal abnormalities were not found to be affected by age, genotype, or obesity. However, several musculoskeletal abnormalities were found to be correlated with each other, namely, scoliosis and limb malalignment, kyphotic deformity, and foot abnormality or severe limb malalignment. The authors recommend that pediatric orthopaedic surgeons conduct systemic clinical and radiographic evaluations for scoliosis, hip dysplasia, foot abnormalities, and lower limb malalignment annually, because musculoskeletal problems can be concealed by obesity.
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Shao XY, Zhang R, Hu C, Wang CR, Lu JY, Qin W, Yu HY, Bao YQ, Cheng XB, Jia WP. Precise microdeletion detection of Prader-Willi Syndrome with array comparative genome hybridization. BIOMEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES : BES 2010; 23:194-198. [PMID: 20708498 DOI: 10.1016/s0895-3988(10)60052-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Accepted: 05/30/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Prader-Willi Sydrome (PWS) is a human disorder related to genomic imprinting defect on 15q11-13. It is characterized by a series of classic features such as hypotonia, hyperphagia, obesity, osteoporosis, typical facial and body dysmorphosis, hypogonadism, mental and behaviour disorders. Our study was designed to precisely detect the microdeletions, which accounts for 65%-70% of the PWS. METHODS Physical and laboratory examinations were firstly performed to diagnose PWS clinically, and to discover novel clinical features. Then the patient was screened with bisulfite-specific sequencing and precisely delineated through high-density array CGH. RESULTS With the bisulfite-specific sequencing, the detected CpG island in the PWS critical region was found homozygously hypermethylated. Then with array CGH, a 2.22 Mb type II microdeletion was detected, covering a region from MKRN3, MAGEL2, NDN, PWRN2, PWRN1, C12orf2, SNURF-SNRPN, C/D snoRNAs, to distal of UBE3A. CONCLUSIONS Array CGH, after the fast screening of Bisulfite-specific sequencing, is a feasible and precise method to detect microdeletions in PWS patients. A novel feature of metacarpophalangeal joint rigidity was also presented, which is the first time reported in PWS.
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- Xin-Yu Shao
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai, China
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Benarroch F, Hirsch HJ, Genstil L, Landau YE, Gross-Tsur V. Prader-Willi syndrome: medical prevention and behavioral challenges. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2007; 16:695-708. [PMID: 17562587 DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2007.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In this article the authors discuss the genetic, medical, and endocrinologic issues of Prader-Willi syndrome and their treatment. The authors also present the typical cognitive profile characterized by specific strengths and areas of disability. The behavioral phenotype of Prader-Willi syndrome affects four domains: food-seeking related behaviors; traits that indicate lack of flexibility; oppositional behaviors, and interpersonal problems. The management of the maladaptive behaviors is challenging and requires lifelong restrictive supervision (to prevent morbid obesity), addressing psychiatric comorbidity, psychopharmacologic management exacerbated by metabolic abnormalities, ongoing medical care, and, in many cases, institutional treatment. The multiple facets of the clinical problems demand a multidisciplinary approach with anticipatory medical and psychiatric care, oriented to enhancing the quality of life of individuals who have Prader-Willi syndrome.
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- Fortu Benarroch
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hadassah Hospital, Mount Scopus, POB 24035, Jerusalem 91240, Israel.
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Thomson AK, Glasson EJ, Bittles AH. A long-term population-based clinical and morbidity review of Prader-Willi syndrome in Western Australia. JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH : JIDR 2006; 50:69-78. [PMID: 16316432 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00770.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND An investigation of the clinical morbidity and genetic profiles of individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) in Western Australia (WA) was undertaken as part of a wider study into the effects of intellectual disability (ID) on the life course of individuals. METHODS All persons with a diagnosis of PWS were identified from the records of the Disability Services Commission of WA (DSC). The DSC client files formed the main data source, and were supplemented by information from other state health data sets. The analysis was retrospective and quantitative in nature. RESULTS A total of 56 individuals were identified, 10 of whom exhibited normal methylation patterns and so were analysed separately (PWS-like). The ages of the PWS group ranged from 0.9 to 48.3 years, with six persons deceased. Most people with PWS (76%) had mild or moderate ID, and 70% lived in their family home. The birth prevalence of the disorder was 1 in 29 500 births. Respiratory disorders, dentistry and gastrointestinal disorders were common reasons for hospital admission, with epilepsy or convulsions also reported at moderate frequency. The PWS-like group shared many clinical features in common with PWS patients, the principal exceptions being hypotonia and feeding difficulties in infancy. CONCLUSIONS The estimated birth prevalence of PWS was lower than expected; however, the case ascertainment method may have excluded some individuals. Older people with PWS were generally living in sheltered accommodation. As the cohort ages, demand for places in similar accommodation will increase, adding to the existing burden on service providers. Substantial future increases in the use of medical services and hospital-based care also are predicted with the onset of age-associated disorders.
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- A K Thomson
- Centre for Human Genetics, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia.
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Varela MC, Kok F, Setian N, Kim CA, Koiffmann CP. Impact of molecular mechanisms, including deletion size, on Prader-Willi syndrome phenotype: study of 75 patients. Clin Genet 2005; 67:47-52. [PMID: 15617548 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2005.00377.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) can result from a 15q11-q13 paternal deletion, maternal uniparental disomy (UPD), or imprinting mutations. We describe here the phenotypic variability detected in 51 patients with different types of deletions and 24 patients with UPD. Although no statistically significant differences could be demonstrated between the two main types of PWS deletion patients, it was observed that type I (BP1-BP3) patients acquired speech later than type II (BP2-BP3) patients. Comparing the clinical pictures of our patients with UPD with those with deletions, we found that UPD children presented with lower birth length and started walking earlier and deletion patients presented with a much higher incidence of seizures than UPD patients. In addition, the mean maternal age in the UPD group was higher than in the deletion group. No statistically significant differences could be demonstrated between the deletion and the UPD group with respect to any of the major features of PWS. In conclusion, our study did not detect significant phenotypic differences among type I and type II PWS deletion patients, but it did demonstrate that seizures were six times more common in patients with a deletion than in those with UPD.
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- M C Varela
- Human Genome Study Center, Department of Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Varela MC, Lopes GMP, Koiffmann CP. Prader-Willi syndrome with an unusually large 15q deletion due to an unbalanced translocation t(4;15). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 47:267-73. [PMID: 15337472 DOI: 10.1016/j.anngen.2004.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2003] [Accepted: 01/23/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a neurobehavioral disorder caused by deletions in the 15q11-q13 region, by maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 15 or by imprinting defects. Structural rearrangements of chromosome 15 have been described in about 5% of the patients with typical or atypical PWS phenotype. An 8-year-old boy with a clinical diagnosis of PWS, severe neurodevelopmental delay, absence of speech and mental retardation was studied by cytogenetic and molecular techniques, and an unbalanced de novo karyotype 45,XY,der(4)t(4;15)(q35;q14),-15 was detected after GTG-banding. The patient was diagnosed by SNURF-SNRPN exon 1 methylation assay, and the extent of the deletions on chromosomes 4 and 15 was investigated by microsatellite analysis of markers located in 4qter and 15q13-q14 regions. The deletion of chromosome 4q was distal to D4S1652, and that of chromosome 15 was located between D15S1043 and D15S1010. Our patient's severely affected phenotype could be due to the extent of the deletion, larger than usually seen in PWS patients, although the unbalance of the derivative chromosome 4 cannot be ruled out as another possible cause. The breakpoint was located in the subtelomeric region, very close to the telomere, a region that has been described as having the lowest gene concentrations in the human genome.
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- Monica C Varela
- Centro de Estudos do Genoma Humano, Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Bastarrachea RA, Cole SA, Comuzzie AG. Genómica de la regulación del peso corporal: mecanismos moleculares que predisponen a la obesidad. Med Clin (Barc) 2004; 123:104-17. [PMID: 15225477 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(04)74427-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Obesity has become a worldwide public health problem which affects millions of people. Substantial progress has been made in elucidating the pathogenesis of energy homeostasis over the past few years. The fact that obesity is under strong genetic control has been well established. Twin, adoption and family studies have shown that genetic factors play a significant role in the pathogenesis of obesity. Human monogenic obesity is rare in large populations. The most common form of obesity is considered to be a polygenic disorder. New treatments are currently required for this common metabolic disease and type 2 diabetes. The identification of physiological and biochemical factors that underlie the metabolic disturbances observed in obesity is a key step in developing better therapeutic outcomes. The discovery of new genes and pathways involved in the pathogenesis of such a disease is critical to this process. However, identification of genes that contribute to the risk of developing the disease represents a significant challenge since obesity is a complex disease with many genetic and environmental causes. A number of diverse approaches have been used to discover and validate potential new genes for obesity. To date, DNA-based approaches using candidate genes and genome-wide linkage analysis have not had a great success in identifying genomic regions or genes involved in the development of these diseases. Recent advances in the ability to evaluate linkage analysis data from large family pedigrees (using variance components-based linkage analysis) show great promise in robustly identifying genomic regions associated with the development of obesity. Studying rare mutations in humans and animal models has provided fundamental insight into a complex physiological process, and has complemented population-based studies that seek to reveal primary causes. Remarkable progress has been made in both fronts and the pace of advance is likely to accelerate as functional genomics and the human genome project expand and mature. Approaches based on Mendelian and quantitative genetics may well converge, and ultimately lead to more rational and selective therapies.
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- Raúl A Bastarrachea
- Department of Genetics, Auxology and Metabolism Working Group, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
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Höybye C. Endocrine and metabolic aspects of adult Prader-Willi syndrome with special emphasis on the effect of growth hormone treatment. Growth Horm IGF Res 2004; 14:1-15. [PMID: 14700552 DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2003.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder characterized by mild mental retardation, short stature, abnormal body composition, muscular hypotonia and distinctive behavioural features. Excessive eating causes progressive obesity with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In the PWS genotype loss of one or more normally active paternal genes in region q11-13 on chromosome 15 is seen. It is supposed that the genetic alteration leads to dysfunction of several hypothalamic centres and growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) is common. PWS is well described in children, in whom GH treatment improves body composition, linear growth, physical strength and agility. Few studies have focused on adults. We examined a cohort of 19 young adults with clinical PWS (13 with positive genotype) and mean BMI of 35 kg/m2. At baseline the activity of the GH-insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) system was impaired with low GH values, low total IGF-I and in relation to the obesity low levels of free IGF-I and non-suppressed IGF-binding-protein-1 (IGFBP-1). 2/3 were hypogonadal. Bone mineral density (BMD) was low. Four patients had impaired glucose tolerance and nine patients high homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) index, indicating insulin resistance. Seven patients had a moderate dyslipidemia. The 13 patients with the PWS genotype were shorter and had significantly lower IGF-I. Seventeen (9 men and 8 women), subsequently completed a 12 months GH treatment trial, and GH had beneficial effects on body composition without significant adverse effects. The effects were more pronounced in the patients with the PWS genotype. Analysis of peptides involved in appetite regulation showed that leptin levels were high reflecting obesity and as a consequence NPY levels were low. In relation to the patients obesity circulating oxytocin levels were abnormally low and ghrelin levels abnormally high. Thus, oxytocin and ghrelin might be involved in the hyperphagia. NPY, leptin and ghrelin did not change during GH treatment. In conclusion this pilot study showed that adults with PWS have a partial GH deficiency, and GH treatment has beneficial effects on body composition in adult PWS without significant side-effects. Larger and longer term studies on the effect of GH replacement in adult PWS are encouraged.
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- Charlotte Höybye
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm SE-171 76, Sweden.
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Prader-Willi syndrome is a complex genetic disorder with a characteristic cognitive, behavioral, and endocrinologic phenotype. Obesity, partial growth hormone (GH) secretion, and hypogonadism are common. Results of several somatropin (GH therapy) studies in children with Prader-Willi syndrome have shown improvement in growth, body composition, physical strength, and agility. GH deficiency in adults without Prader-Willi syndrome is associated with abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and an unfavorable lipid profile, and the partial state of GH deficiency seen in Prader-Willi syndrome thus renders these patients exposed to a lifelong risk of metabolic diseases. The nongrowth effects of somatropin in children with Prader-Willi syndrome have directed interest towards adults in preventing long-term consequences of GH deficiency, but the potential impact of somatropin therapy in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome is not known in detail. To date, only one study has been published. In this study, 17 patients (9 men and 8 women) with a mean age of 25 years and a mean body mass index of 35 +/- 3.2 kg/m2 were examined. Eleven had the Prader-Willi syndrome genotype. They were treated with somatropin (Genotropin) for 12 months after an initial placebo-controlled period of 6 months. Compared with placebo, somatropin increased insulin-like growth factor-1 levels (p < 0.01) and decreased body fat (p = 0.04). During the 12-month period with somatropin therapy, the mean reduction in body fat was 2.5% (p < 0.01), concomitant with a mean increase in lean body mass of 2.2kg (p < 0.05). Lipid profiles were normal in most patients before treatment and did not change. The oral glucose tolerance test was impaired in one patient at study start and in five patients at 12 months. No patients developed diabetes mellitus. Furthermore, insulin levels remained unchanged, and estimation of insulin resistance by homeostasis model assessment did not disclose any change. Transient adverse effects attributed to water retention occurred in three patients. In conclusion, the one published study of somatropin therapy in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome showed beneficial effects on body composition without pronounced adverse effects. However, further studies are required to establish the definite role and optimal dosage of somatropin, as well as long-term effects, in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome.
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- Charlotte Höybye
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Varela MC, Fridman C, Koiffmann CP. Diagnosis of patients with Prader-Willi and Angelman Syndromes: the importance of an overall investigation. Genet Mol Biol 2002. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572002000100003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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