Prader-Willi Syndrome: Clinical Aspects

Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a complex multisystem genetic disorder that shows great variability, with changing clinical features during a patient’s life. The syndrome is due to the loss of expression of several genes encoded on the proximal long arm of chromosome 15 (15q11.2–q13). The complex phe...

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Main Authors: Grechi Elena, Cammarata Bruna, Mariani Benedetta, Di Candia Stefania, Chiumello Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/473941