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Results 1 - 10 of 21 for obesity in children
  1. WAGR syndrome 
    ... kidney failure, breathing problems, and allergies. Some affected children have obesity. When WAGR syndrome includes childhood-onset obesity, it ... Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies, intellectual disability, and obesity syndrome ... Nichols KE; National Wilms Tumor Study Group. Characteristics and outcomes of children with the Wilms tumor-Aniridia syndrome: a report ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/wagr-syndrome - Genetics
  2. Congenital leptin deficiency 
    ... leptin and melanocortin-4 receptor gene mutations in children with severe obesity from Pakistani consanguineous families. Mol Genet Metab. 2012 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/congenital-leptin-deficiency - Genetics
  3. CHOPS syndrome 
    ... including cognitive impairment, coarse facial features, heart defects, obesity, lung (pulmonary) involvement, short stature, and skeletal abnormalities.Children with CHOPS syndrome have intellectual disability and delayed ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/chops-syndrome - Genetics
  4. Leptin receptor deficiency 
    ... hunger leads to chronic excessive eating (hyperphagia) and obesity. Beginning in early childhood, affected individuals develop abnormal eating behaviors such as fighting with other children over food, hoarding food, and eating in secret. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/leptin-receptor-deficiency - Genetics
  5. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 
    ... aged or older people, although younger people, including children, are also ... includes obesity, type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes (insulin resistance), ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../non-alcoholic-fatty-liver-disease - Genetics
  6. Bardet-Biedl syndrome 
    ... to be an issue throughout life. Complications of obesity can include type 2 ... children (infertile). Many people with Bardet-Biedl syndrome also ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/bardet-biedl-syndrome - Genetics
  7. Prader-Willi syndrome 
    ... hunger, which leads to chronic overeating (hyperphagia) and obesity. Some people with Prader-Willi syndrome, particularly those with obesity, also develop type 2 diabetes (the most common ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/prader-willi-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Polycystic ovary syndrome 
    ... with polycystic ovary syndrome are overweight or have obesity and are at increased risk of a fatty ... that do not reach the cutoff for diabetes). Obesity and increased insulin levels (hyperinsulinemia) further increase the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/polycystic-ovary-syndrome - Genetics
  9. Laron syndrome 
    ... feet. Adults with this condition tend to develop obesity. However, the signs and symptoms of Laron syndrome ... less frequently than their unaffected relatives, despite having obesity (a risk factor for both cancer and type ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/laron-syndrome - Genetics
  10. Obstructive sleep apnea 
    ... development), the sleep-wake cycle, and appetite control.Obesity is a major risk factor for obstructive sleep ... 70 percent of individuals with this condition have obesity. It is thought that excess fatty tissue in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/obstructive-sleep-apnea - Genetics
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