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oxandrolone and Prader-Willi Syndrome

oxandrolone has been researched along with Prader-Willi Syndrome in 3 studies

Oxandrolone: A synthetic hormone with anabolic and androgenic properties.

Prader-Willi Syndrome: An autosomal dominant disorder caused by deletion of the proximal long arm of the paternal chromosome 15 (15q11-q13) or by inheritance of both of the pair of chromosomes 15 from the mother (UNIPARENTAL DISOMY) which are imprinted (GENETIC IMPRINTING) and hence silenced. Clinical manifestations include MENTAL RETARDATION; MUSCULAR HYPOTONIA; HYPERPHAGIA; OBESITY; short stature; HYPOGONADISM; STRABISMUS; and HYPERSOMNOLENCE. (Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p229)

Research

Studies (3)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19902 (66.67)18.7374
1990's1 (33.33)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Frasier, SD1
Lippe, BM1
Nilsson, KO1
Holm, VA1
Nugent, JK1
Ruvalcaba, RH1
Costeff, H1

Reviews

1 review available for oxandrolone and Prader-Willi Syndrome

ArticleYear
What is the value of growth hormone treatment in short children with specified syndrome? Turner's syndrome, osteochondrodysplasias, Prader-Willi syndrome, Noonan syndrome.
    Acta paediatrica Scandinavica. Supplement, 1989, Volume: 362

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Clinical Trials as Topic; Drug Therapy, Combination; Est

1989

Other Studies

2 other studies available for oxandrolone and Prader-Willi Syndrome

ArticleYear
Short stature.
    Current therapy in endocrinology and metabolism, 1994, Volume: 5

    Topics: Adolescent; Child; Cushing Syndrome; Female; Growth Disorders; Growth Hormone; Humans; Hypothyroidis

1994
Oxandrolone therapy in six boys with the Prader-Willi syndrome.
    The Journal of pediatrics, 1989, Volume: 114, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Age Factors; Body Height; Child; Child, Preschool; Growth; Humans; Male; Oxandrolone; Pr

1989