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...
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 |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092966460960303X |
Similar Items
-
Prader Willi Syndrome: A Family's Experience
by: Emma Walker
Published: (2006-01-01) -
The transition from pediatric to adult care in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome
by: Christine Poitou, et al.
Published: (2022-12-01) -
Impact of transitional care on endocrine and anthropometric parameters in Prader–Willi syndrome
by: A C Paepegaey, et al.
Published: (2018-05-01) -
Hyperprolactinemia in Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome
by: Anna Sjöström, et al.
Published: (2021-08-01) -
First Case Report of Prader–Willi-Like Syndrome in Colombia
by: Estephania Candelo, et al.
Published: (2018-03-01)