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Wieland Kiess

Researcher at Leipzig University

Publications -  844
Citations -  31365

Wieland Kiess is an academic researcher from Leipzig University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 78, co-authored 764 publications receiving 26431 citations. Previous affiliations of Wieland Kiess include Aarhus University & Boston Children's Hospital.

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Different isoforms of the soluble leptin receptor in non-pregnant and pregnant mice

TL;DR: It has to be concluded that sOB-R represents the major leptin binding activity in murine circulation and the non-pregnant and the pregnant states are accompanied by differently glycosylated isoforms of s OB-R whose physiological relevance remains to be determined.
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Telephone-Based Adiposity Prevention for Families with Overweight Children (T.A.F.F.-Study): One Year Outcome of a Randomized, Controlled Trial

TL;DR: It is concluded that a telephone-based obesity prevention program suffers from well-known high attrition rates so that its effectiveness could only be shown in those who adhered to completion, and requires further research to better understand.
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Genetic Contribution of Variants near SORT1 and APOE on LDL Cholesterol Independent of Obesity in Children

TL;DR: It is shown that lipid modulating genes are dynamically regulated during adipogenesis and that variants near SORT1 and APOE influence lipid levels independent of obesity in children.
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Pathological and non-pathological variants of restrictive eating behaviors in middle childhood: A latent class analysis.

TL;DR: The study underlined the importance of considering shape concern to distinguish between different phenotypes of children's restrictive eating patterns, and indicated that longitudinal data are needed to evaluate the clusters' predictive effects on children's growth and development of clinical eating disorders.
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Diagnosis and management of juvenile hyperthyroidism in Germany: a retrospective multicenter study.

TL;DR: Prospective multicenter studies are urgently needed to establish clear standards for the diagnosis and therapy of childhood hyperthyroidism in six pediatric endocrinological units in Germany.