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The paradox of Prader-Willi syndrome revisited: Making sense of the phenotype.
EBioMedicine - 1 Apr 2022
Holland Anthony, Manning Katie, Whittington Joyce
Abstract excerpt
Prader-Willi syndrome arises as a consequence of absent paternal copies of maternally imprinted genes at 15q11-13. Such gender-of-origin imprinted genes are expressed in the brain and also in mammalian placenta where paternally expressed imprinted genes drive foetal nutritional demand. We hypothesise that the PWS phenotype is the result of the genotype impacting two pathways: first, directly on brain development...
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