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An important problem in differential geometry is to construct conformal metrics on \\(S^2\\) whose Gauss curvature equals a given positive function \\(f\\). This problem is equivalent to finding a solution of the equation \\(-\\Delta_0 w = f \\, e^{2 w} - 1\\) [e.g. see \\textit{J. Moser}, Dynamical Syst. 1971, 273--280 (1973; Zbl 0275.53027)]. Some problems related to conformal metrics on \\(S^{4}\\) are equivalent to the problem of solution of the equation \\(\\Delta^{2} _{0} w - \\Delta _{0} w = 6 (f \\, e^{4 w} - 1)\\) [see \\textit{S. Brendle}, Ann. Math. (2) 158, No. 1, 323--343 (2003; Zbl 1042.53016)]. More generally, if \\(n\\) is even then on \\(S^{n}\\) there exists a conformally invariant self-adjoint operator with leading term \\((- \\Delta^{2})^\\frac{n}{2}\\) [e.g. see \\textit{C. Fefferman} and \\textit{R. Graham}, Ast\u00e9risque, No. Hors S\u00e9r. 1985, 95--116 (1985; Zbl 0602.53007)]. On \\(S^{n}\\) this operator is given by \\(P_{0} = \\prod _{k=1}^{\\frac{n}{2}} (- \\Delta _{0} + (k-1)(n-k))\\) [see \\textit{T. Branson}, Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 347, 3671--3742 (1995; Zbl 0848.58047) and \\textit{S.-Y. A. Chang} and \\textit{P. C. Yang}, Ann. Math. 142, No. 1, 171--212 (1995; Zbl 0842.58011)].  In the paper under review the equation  \\[ P_{0} w = (n-1)! (f \\, e^{n w} - 1) \\tag{1} \\]  for some positive function \\(f\\) on \\(S^{n}\\) is considered. The equation (1) is a semilinear elliptic equation of order \\(n\\) involving the critical Sobolev exponent. Moreover, it is assumed that the function \\(f\\) satisfies the non-degeneracy condition \\(\\nabla _{0} f(p) = 0 \\Longrightarrow \\delta _{0} f(p) \\neq 0\\). In section 2 a-priori estimates for solutions of (1) satisfying some normalization condition are investigated. In section 3 it is shown that the a-priori estimates remain valid even if the normalization condition is dropped. The proof relies on the Kazdan-Warner identity [S.-Y. A. Chang and P. C. Yang, loc. cit.] and the non-degeneracy condition \\(f\\). 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