"Prader-Willi Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An autosomal dominant disorder caused by deletion of the proximal long arm of the paternal chromosome 15 (15q11-q13) or by inheritance of both of the pair of chromosomes 15 from the mother (UNIPARENTAL DISOMY) which are imprinted (GENETIC IMPRINTING) and hence silenced. Clinical manifestations include MENTAL RETARDATION; MUSCULAR HYPOTONIA; HYPERPHAGIA; OBESITY; short stature; HYPOGONADISM; STRABISMUS; and HYPERSOMNOLENCE. (Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p229)
| Descriptor ID |
D011218
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.643.690 C16.131.077.730 C16.131.260.700 C16.320.180.700 C18.654.726.500.740
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| Concept/Terms |
Prader-Willi Syndrome- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Prader Willi Syndrome
- Syndrome, Prader-Willi
- Willi-Prader Syndrome
- Syndrome, Willi-Prader
- Willi Prader Syndrome
- Prader Labhart Willi Syndrome
- Prader-Labhart-Willi Syndrome
- Syndrome, Prader-Labhart-Willi
- Labhart-Willi Syndrome
- Labhart Willi Syndrome
- Syndrome, Labhart-Willi
- Labhart-Willi-Prader-Fanconi Syndrome
- Labhart Willi Prader Fanconi Syndrome
- Syndrome, Labhart-Willi-Prader-Fanconi
Royer Syndrome- Royer Syndrome
- Syndrome, Royer
- Royer's Syndrome
- Royers Syndrome
- Syndrome, Royer's
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prader-Willi Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Wolfe G, Salehi V, Browne A, Riddle R, Hall E, Fam J, Tichansky D, Myers S. Metabolic and bariatric surgery for obesity in Prader Willi syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2023 08; 19(8):907-915.
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Danowitz M, Grimberg A. Clinical Indications for Growth Hormone Therapy. Adv Pediatr. 2022 08; 69(1):203-217.
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van Bosse HJP. Role of Body Cast Application for Scoliosis Associated With Prader-Willi Syndrome. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Apr 01; 41(4):e321-e327.
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van Bosse HJP, Gantz MG, Ong KL, Cox JB. Comparison of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Rates of Individuals With and Without Prader-Willi Syndrome. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 May/Jun; 40(5):e362-e366.
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van Bosse HJP, Butler MG. Clinical Observations and Treatment Approaches for Scoliosis in Prader-Willi Syndrome. Genes (Basel). 2020 02 28; 11(3).
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Dulka S, Choudhary AK, Methratta S, Fortuna K. Blount disease in a case of Prader-Willi syndrome: why is it not as prevalent as in obesity without Prader-Willi syndrome? World J Pediatr. 2013 May; 9(2):182-4.
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Sundaram SK, Chugani HT, Chugani DC. Positron emission tomography methods with potential for increased understanding of mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2005; 11(4):325-30.
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Hassink S. Problems in childhood obesity. Prim Care. 2003 Jun; 30(2):357-74.
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Joseph A, Martin ES, McCormack BJ, Storlazzi JJ, Bean SC, Borgaonkar DS. Confirmation of a clinical diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Del Med J. 1995 Dec; 67(12):620-2.