Molecular diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome.

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BACKGROUND: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is characterized by neonatal hypotonia and feeding problems in infancy, developmental delay, hyperphagia with obesity, short stature, hypogonadism, characteristic facial appearance, and behavior problems. The diagnosis of PWS is based on clinical findings that change with age. PWS has proved to be a difficult condition to recognize with the diagnosis often being delayed...

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