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Prader-Willi syndrome: genetic tests and clinical findings.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 2000
Fridman C, Varela M C, Kok F, Setian N, Koiffmann C P
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Here we describe the genetic studies performed in 53 patients with the suspected diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). PWS is characterized by neonatal hypotonia, hypogonadism, delayed psychomotor development, hyperphagia, obesity, short stature, small hands and feet, learning disabilities, and obsessive-compulsive behavior. Through the methylation analysis of the SNRPN gene, microsatellite studies of loci...
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