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  2. Prader–Willi syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by a loss of function of specific genes on chromosome 15. [2] In newborns, symptoms include weak muscles, poor feeding, and slow development. [2] Beginning in childhood, those affected become constantly hungry, which often leads to obesity and type 2 diabetes. [2]

  3. Heinrich Willi - Wikipedia

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    Heinrich Willi (4 March 1900 – 16 February 1971) was a Swiss pediatrician who specialised in neonatology and co-discovered Prader–Willi syndrome with Andrea Prader. Biography [ edit ]

  4. Urban–Rogers–Meyer syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Urban–Rogers–Meyer syndrome, also known as Prader–Willi habitus, osteopenia, and camptodactyly or Urban syndrome, [1] is an extremely rare inherited congenital disorder first described by Urban et al. (1979).

  5. What does growth hormone therapy treat? What an ... - AOL

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    Genetic conditions (including Turner Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome, SHOX gene haploinsufficiency, and Noonan Syndrome) In adults, GH therapy has been FDA-approved to treat GHD and HIV-related ...

  6. Chromosomal deletion syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Prader–Willi (PWS) and Angelman syndrome (AS) are distinct neurogenetic disorders caused by chromosomal deletions, uniparental disomy or loss of the imprinted gene expression in the 15q11-q13 region. Whether an individual exhibits PWS or AS depends on if there is a lack of the paternally expressed gene to contribute to the region.

  7. The touching story behind this 7-year-old social media star's ...

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    Ryan's sister Sarah, who died in 2011, had cerebral palsy, which made it difficult for her to walk, and Prader-Willi syndrome, a genetic disorder that involves intellectual disability and causes ...

  8. Andrea Prader - Wikipedia

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    Andrea Prader (December 23, 1919 – June 3, 2001) was a Swiss scientist, physician, and pediatric endocrinologist. He co-discovered Prader–Willi syndrome and created two physiological sex development scales, the Prader scale and the orchidometer .

  9. William V. Judy - Wikipedia

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    In 1999, Judy conducted a one-year study of children aged three months to six years diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. He matched the Prader-Willi children in the study with normal children of similar age and sex. The Prader-Willi children in the study had a mean plasma Coenzyme Q10 concentration of 0.38 micrograms per milliliter. The ...