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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Paradoxical low severity of COVID-19 in Prader-Willi syndrome: data from a French survey on 647 patients.

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2021 07 21


Orphanet J Rare Dis


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34289876?dopt=Abstract


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Paradoxical low severity of COVID-19 in Prader-Willi syndrome: data from a French survey on 647 patients.

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Paradoxical low severity of COVID-19 in Prader-Willi syndrome: data from a French survey on 647 patients.
Coupaye M, Laurier V, Benvegnu G, Poitou C, Faucher P, Mosbah H, Diene G, Pinto G, Briceño L G, Merrien C, Toyos A C, Montastier E, Tauber M, Mourre F
Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2021 07 21; 16(1):325.
PMID: 34289876.

Abstract

Patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) often have comorbidities, especially obesity, that may constitute a risk factor for severe forms of COVID-19. We aimed to assess prevalence and medical course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adults with PWS. From November 2020 to January 2021, we performed a detailed medical survey on 342 adults and 305 children with PWS followed in the French reference center.
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