Monday, July 26, 2010

Prader Willi Syndrome



Prader Willi Syndrome:Prader Willi Syndrome is also known as PWS is a rare genetic chronic disease. PWS symptoms may be different. Some of the most common symptoms are muscle weakness and unsatisfiable appetite, which leads to obesity. Other symptoms and characteristics include problems with behavior, speech disabilities, violations of OCD type, short statures, incomplete sexual development, and much more.
Disorders named after the doctors that first noticed it in 1956 by Andrea Prader, Alexis Labhart and Heinrich Willi. There is still much unknown about this disorder. It is known that Prader Willie Syndrome genetic and should not be confused with a hereditary disease. Prader Willi Syndrome occurs only in the period from 1 to 10 000 and 1 in 25,000 live births.

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