Anthropometric and Intellectual Evaluation of Individuals with Prader-Willi Syndrome

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare, multifaceted genetic disorder resulting from the absence of normally active paternally expressed genes from the 15q11-q13 chromosome region. Due to a lack of anthropometric and intellectual data in Taiwan, we attempted these evaluations. Twenty patients (14 mal...

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Main Authors: San-Ging Shu, Shu Chien, Yen-Ching Wu, Pei-Ling Tsai, Joung-Kun Yih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092966460960303X