Daniel Combs, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the University of Arizona. Clinical signs raise suspicion for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), but genetic testing confirms it.
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Causes and risk factors of Prader–Willi syndrome
Some types of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) have more genes affected, causing greater symptom severity. Older age of the mother is the only clearly established risk factor of PWS. PWS usually doesn’t ...
Maggie Aime has over 25 years of experience in healthcare and as a nurse across specialties including oncology, kidney transplant, cardiology, and more. She leverages her rich healthcare experience to ...
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How is Prader–Willi syndrome diagnosed?
Clinical signs raise suspicion for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), but genetic testing confirms it. Signs vary from low muscle tone and feeding problems in babies to hunger that can't be satisfied and ...
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