Article
A study of the influence of different genotypes on the physical and behavioral phenotypes of children and adults ascertained clinically as having PWS.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2002
Webb T, Whittington J, Clarke D, Boer H, Butler J, Holland A
Abstract excerpt
A population-based cohort of people with a clinical diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) was genetically assessed using molecular diagnostic methods and subsequently divided into the following genetic subtypes involving chromosome 15: 'deletion', 'disomy' and genetically negative (referred to as 'PWS-like'). The physical and behavioral characteristics of the three groups were compared in order to evaluate the...
Topics
Join the communities discussing this publication.
