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Prader-Willi syndrome patient with atypical phenotypes caused by mosaic deletion in the paternal 15q11-q13 region: a case report.
Italian journal of pediatrics - 29 Dec 2022
Wu Jinying, Lei Meifang, Wang Xuetao, Liu Nan, Xu Xiaowei, Gu Chunyu, Yu Yuping, Liu Wei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a multisystemic complex genetic disorder caused by the loss of paternally expressed genes in the human chromosome region 15q11.2-q13. It is characterized by severe hypotonia and feeding difficulties in early infancy, followed in later infancy or early childhood by excessive eating and gradual development of morbid obesity. Motor milestones and language development are...
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