Congenital hepatic fibrosis in a child with Prader-Willi syndrome: a novel association

Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by deletion or unexpression of the chromosome 15 (q 11-13). Symptomatologies include hypotonia, hyperphagia, cognitive impairment, and characteristic dysmorphic profile. Here, we report a 4-year-old boy with PWS who presented with complic...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Al Sarkhy, Saeed Hassan, Mona Alasmi, Asaad Muhammed Assiri, Fowzan S. Alkuraya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2014.81