Unexpected Fat Distribution in Adolescents With Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy type 1 is a chronic sleep disorder with significantly higher BMI reported in more than 50% of adolescent patients, putting them at a higher risk for metabolic syndrome in adulthood. Although well-documented, the body fat distribution and mechanisms behind weight gain in narcolepsy are sti...
Main Authors: | Natasha Morales Drissi, Thobias Romu, Anne-Marie Landtblom, Attilla Szakács, Tove Hallböök, Niklas Darin, Magnus Borga, Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard, Maria Engström |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00728/full |
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