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  2. Prader–Willi syndrome - Wikipedia

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    A similar mechanism occurs in Angelman syndrome, except the defective chromosome 15 is from the mother, or two copies are from the father. [5] [6] PraderWilli syndrome has no cure. [7] Treatment may improve outcomes, especially if carried out early. [7] In newborns, feeding difficulties may be supported with feeding tubes. [3]

  3. Spinal muscular atrophy - Wikipedia

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    Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting. [3] [4] [5] It is usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood and if left untreated it is the most common genetic cause of infant death. [6]

  4. Urban–Rogers–Meyer syndrome - Wikipedia

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

  5. Chromosomal deletion syndrome - Wikipedia

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    There are known three molecular causes of PraderWilli syndrome development. One of them consists in micro-deletions of the chromosome region 15q11–q13. 70% of patients present a 5–7-Mb de novo deletion in the proximal region of the paternal chromosome 15. The second frequent genetic abnormality (~ 25–30% of cases) is maternal ...

  6. List of U.S. states and territories by life expectancy

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    The life expectancy in some states has fallen in recent years; for example, Maine's life expectancy in 2010 was 79.1 years, and in 2018 it was 78.7 years. The Washington Post noted in November 2018 that overall life expectancy in the United States was declining although in 2018 life expectancy had a slight increase of 0.1 and bringing it to ...

  7. Angelman syndrome - Wikipedia

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    PraderWilli syndrome is a ... in 1995 in collaboration with the Angelman syndrome Foundation (US); ... have a reduced but near-normal life expectancy, dying on ...

  8. An alarming number of adults in the U.S. are at risk of heart ...

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    Nearly 90% of adults over age 20 in the United States are ... Researchers identified people at high risk using a recently defined syndrome that takes into account the strong links between heart ...

  9. Chromosome 15q partial deletion - Wikipedia

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    If the mother's copy of the chromosomal region 15q11-13 is deleted, Angelman syndrome (AS) can result. The sister syndrome Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) can result if the father's copy of the chromosomal region 15q11-13 is deleted. [2]