Growth and developmental patterns in Prader-Willi syndrome.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2788.1993.tb00318.x

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Growth and developmental patterns in Prader-Willi syndrome.

Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR - 1 Oct 1993

Ehara H, Ohno K, Takeshita K

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Eleven Japanese patients with Prader-Willi syndrome were studied from infancy, and examined with respect to their growth and development. The chromosomal aberration was observed in 40% of the patients using a high-resolution chromosome banding technique. The birth weight in 10 out of the 11 patie...

Topics

Adolescent
Body Height
Body Weight
Child
Child, Preschool
Chromosome Deletion
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Japan
Male
Phenotype
Prader-Willi Syndrome

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