IS MONOAMINE-OXIDASE ACTIVITY ELEVATED IN PRADER-WILLI-SYNDROME

Authors
AKEFELDT A MANSSON JE
Citation
A. Akefeldt et Je. Mansson, IS MONOAMINE-OXIDASE ACTIVITY ELEVATED IN PRADER-WILLI-SYNDROME, European child & adolescent psychiatry, 7(3), 1998, pp. 163-165
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Psychology, Developmental
Journal title
European child & adolescent psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
10188827
Volume
7
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
163 - 165
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-8827(1998)7:3<163:IMAEIP>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The platelet contents of monoamine oxidase (MAO-B) were analyzed in 17 children and young adults with Prader-Willi syndrome and 18 non-PWS c omparison cases. MAO-B activity was significantly higher in the former group, suggesting monoamine dysfunction in Prader-Willi syndrome.