2012
Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood as a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes
Santoro N, Giannini C, Caprio S. Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood as a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes. 2012, 83-91. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-2366-8_4.ChaptersType 2 diabetesMetabolic syndromeInsulin resistanceObese childrenInsulin-resistant statesObese subjectsGlucose dysregulationChildhood obesityRisk factorsWorldwide epidemicFrequent causeSex steroidsType 2DiabetesGrowth hormoneSyndromeObesityInsulin effectPutative defectPrevalenceChildrenCarbohydrate metabolismProgressionPathogenesisPediatrics
2001
Mutational Screening of the CART Gene in Obese Children Identifying a Mutation (Leu34Phe) Associated With Reduced Resting Energy Expenditure and Cosegregating With Obesity Phenotype in a Large Family
del Giudice E, Santoro N, Cirillo G, D’Urso L, Di Toro R, Perrone L. Mutational Screening of the CART Gene in Obese Children Identifying a Mutation (Leu34Phe) Associated With Reduced Resting Energy Expenditure and Cosegregating With Obesity Phenotype in a Large Family. Diabetes 2001, 50: 2157-2160. PMID: 11522684, DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.50.9.2157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObesity onsetObesity phenotypesEnergy expenditureZ-scoreObese Italian childrenSevere obesity phenotypeBMI z-scoreAmphetamine-regulated transcriptResting Energy ExpenditureCART geneCodon 34CART effectsSympathetic outflowObese patientsLeptin levelsObese childrenObese subjectsHypothalamic areaBMI percentileAppetite regulationCART peptideObese boysAverage agePatientsControl population