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Cognitive profile in a large French cohort of adults with Prader-Willi syndrome: differences between genotypes.
Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR - 1 Mar 2010
Copet P, Jauregi J, Laurier V, Ehlinger V, Arnaud C, Cobo A-M, Molinas C, Tauber M, Thuilleaux D
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BACKGROUND: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder characterised by developmental abnormalities leading to somatic and psychological symptoms. These include dysmorphic features, impaired growth and sexual maturation, hyperphagia, intellectual delay, learning disabilities and maladaptive behaviours. PWS is caused by a lack of expression of maternally imprinted genes situated in the 15q11-13...
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