Prohormone convertase-I deficiency is the rarest form of monogenic obesity. The disorder is characterised by severe childhood obesity, hypoadrenalism, reactive hypoglycaemia, and elevated circulating levels of certain prohormones. [From Orphanet]
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Obesity and other hyperalimentation
Autosomal recessive
5q15
Prohormone convertase-I deficiency is the rarest form of monogenic obesity. The disorder is characterised by severe childhood obesity, hypoadrenalism, reactive hypoglycaemia, and elevated circulating levels of certain prohormones. [From Orphanet]