title: Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 31-2006. A 15-year-old girl with severe obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: Alison G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hoppin
authors.forename: Eliot S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Lee M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Gregory Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lauwers
mesh_terms: D000052:Acanthosis Nigricans / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008687:Metformin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D017286:Polysomnography; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008687:Metformin