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Prader-Willi syndrome

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UF Health Prader-Willi Syndrome Program

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What is Prader-Willi Syndrome?

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Living with Prader-Willi Syndrome- Abbott Philson

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Nexus Children's Hospital | Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)

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Mayim Bialik - Prader-Willi Syndrome Associaition (USA) PSA Video

Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder due to loss of function of specific genes. In newborns symptoms include weak muscles, poor feeding, and slow development. Beginning in childhood the person becomes constantly hungry which often leads to obesity and type 2 diabetes. There is also typically mild to moderate intellectual impairment and behavioral problems. Often the forehead is narrow, hands and feet small, height short, skin light in color, and those affected are unable to have children.