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Anthropometric and intellectual evaluation of individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome

Psychiatry
Author
San-Ging Shu et al.
Used Parameters : BFM
Publication Year : 2007
Country : Taiwan
Journal : Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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 males/6 females) aged 7–23 years with molecularly confirmed PWS were enrolled with parental consent. Their mean height standard deviation score (SDS) was− 1.26±1.89 (from− 4.3 to+ 2.16); mean weight SDS was+ 1.77±2.00 (from …
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