Prader –Willi Syndrome By Kirby S

The Discovery of the Disease This disease is very rare It is a genetic disorder on the 15th chromosome It was first described in Switzerland ,1956

Physiacal Tuff to feed as an infant Doesn’t sleep well They have trouble with speech They gain a lot of weight as a child They have to but locks on all the places where they have food

If the child makes it past infancy they well eat a lot Symptoms Hard to feed as infant If the child makes it past infancy they well eat a lot

Diagnosis It is mixed up with Down Syndrome The parents can have the problem in them but don’t have any symptoms

How often does this disorder occur It has a greater than 1% chance of happening at birth One out of 15,000 births well have it It is in both sexes and all races It is on the 15th chromosome It comes from the mother

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