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Prader-Willi syndrome: advances in genetics, pathophysiology and treatment.
Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM - 1 Jan 2000
Goldstone Anthony P
Abstract excerpt
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex human genetic disease that arises from lack of expression of paternally inherited imprinted genes on chromosome 15q11-q13. Identification of the imprinting control centre, novel imprinted genes and distinct phenotypes in PWS patients and mouse models has increased interest in this human obesity syndrome. In this review I focus on: (i) the chromosomal region and candidate...
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