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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
Abstract excerpt
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 patients was below the mean and the rate of body weight gain was severely retarded by 6 months in all cases, which suggested...
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