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Date:10/26/2007

tients with Down syndrome are at higher risk of obesity. "Although the study had an advantage in including siblings as a control group, because this decreases the influence of different environments on children with or without Down syndrome, the sample size was limited, so larger studies are necessary. However, our findings may point to a useful approach to understanding why obesity often occurs in Down syndrome."

The National Institutes of Health, the Penn-Cheyney Export Center, the National Down Syndrome Society, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrinology Society all provided support for this study. Dr. Stettler and Dr. Magge's co-authors were Virginia A. Stallings, M.D., and Kristen O'Neill, M.S., of Children's Hospital; and Justine Shults, Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Stettler, Magge, and Stallings also have appointments at the Penn School of Medicine.

About The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals and pioneering major research initiatives, Children's Hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research program is among the largest in the country, ranking third in National Institutes of Health funding. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought the 430-bed hospital recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents. For more information, visit http://www.chop.edu.

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