| A Case of Prader-Willi Syndrome with Diabetes Mellitus |
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Hee Ran Choi, Eun Ha Choi, Seong Hee Jang, Young Min Ahn |
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Department of Pediatrics, Kangnam Hospital Public Corporation, Seoul, Korea |
| 당뇨병을 동반한 Prader-Willi 증후군 1례 |
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최희란, 최은화, 장성희, 안영민 |
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지방공사 강남병원 소아과 |
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| Abstract |
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Prader-Willi syndrome is characterized by infantile hypotonia, mental retardation, hyperhagia, hypogonadism and obestiy. Approximately 60% of all PLW syndrome show an interstitial deletion of chromosome 15, 37% have apparently normal chromosome, and 3.6% have a variety of other abnormalities involving chromosome 15. Diabetes mellitus has been considered a component of PLW syndrome and the incidence is about 7%.
We experienced a 17-year-old female who revealed mental retardation, hypogonadism, obesity, and non-insulin dependent type DM, compatible with Prader-Willi syndrome. |
| Key Words:
Prader-Willi syndrome, Diabetes mellitus |
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