Prader-Willi Syndrome

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) can cause a wide range of problems that will affect your child's physical, psychological and behavioural development.

Prader-Willi syndrome is a congenital (present from birth) disease. It affects many parts of the body. People with this condition are obese, have reduced muscle tone and mental ability, and have sex glands that produce little or no hormones.

Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder. It causes poor muscle tone, low levels of sex hormones and a constant feeling of hunger. The part of the brain that controls feelings of fullness or hunger does not work properly in people with PWS. They overeat, leading to obesity.

Prader-Willi syndrome is a complex genetic condition that affects many parts of the body. In infancy, this condition is characterized by weak muscle tone (hypotonia), feeding difficulties, poor growth, and delayed development.

Prader-Willi syndrome is a complex genetic condition that affects many parts of the body. In infancy, this condition is characterized by weak muscle tone (hypotonia), feeding difficulties, poor growth, and delayed development. Beginning in childhood, affected individuals develop an insatiable appetite, which leads to chronic overeating (hyperphagia) and obesity. Some people with Prader-Willi syndrome, particularly those with obesity, also develop type 2 diabetes mellitus (the most common form of diabetes).

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) has been providing life saving research, crisis and family support, medical and new parent support since 1975.

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Prader-Willi syndrome - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of this rare genetic disorder.

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a disorder caused by a deletion or disruption of genes in the proximal arm of chromosome 15 or by maternal disomy in the proximal arm of chromosome 15.

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic multisystem disorder characterized during infancy by lethargy, diminished muscle tone (hypotonia), feeding difficulties, and poor weight gain. In childhood, features of this disorder include short stature, small genitals and an excessive appetite because affected individuals do not feel satisfied after completing a mean (satiety). Learn more here.

Read about Prader-Willi syndrome, a genetic condition characterized by weak muscle tone, feeding problems, delayed growth and development, which eventually leads to severe obesity. Prader-Willi syndrome is a defect in chromosome 15.

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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex genetic disorder characterised by hypotonia. Learn more about Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS).

Prader-Willi syndrome - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of this rare genetic disorder.