Genetic Testing and Phenotypic Characterization of Severely Obese Pediatric and Adult Volunteers

Are you eligible to participate in this study?

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

  • Conditions:
    Early Onset Morbid Obesity
  • Age: Between 2 years - 100 years
  • Gender: Male or Female
  • Other Inclusion Criteria:
    1. Subjects who have prior craniopharyngioma or other hypothalamic brain region surgery or surgeries/procedures for brain tumor
    2. Subjects who are at least 2 years old
    3. Subjects with a BMI = 27kg/m2 at the time of enrollment.
    4. Subjects with =40kg/m2 (age 18 and older) or 1.4x 95th percentile of BMI for age (ages 2-17)
    5. Subjects with =50 kg/m2 (age 18 and older) or 1.5x 95th percentile of BMI for age (ages 2-17)
    6. Subjects with =40 kg/m2 (pre-operative) or 1.4x 95th percentile of BMI for age (ages 12-17) with history of bariatric surgery or planned surgery within 3 months (prior to or following screening).

You may not be eligible for this study if the following are true:

    1. Subjects who have prior craniopharyngioma or other hypothalamic brain region surgery or surgeries/procedures for brain tumor
    2. Subjects who have diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome



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