Is ghrelin a biomarker of early-onset scoliosis in children with Prader-Willi syndrome?

Dibia Liz Pacoricona AlfaroGwenaelle DieneGraziella PintoJean-Pierre SallesIsabelle GenneroSandy FayeCatherine MolinasMarion ValetteCatherine ArnaudMaïthé Tauber

Published in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2021)

Our results suggest that ghrelin may play a role in the pathophysiology of EOS in PWS. Higher ghrelinemia in the first year of life required careful follow-up for EOS.

Keyphrases

early onset
growth hormone
late onset
young adults
case report