1. Prader –Willi SyndromeBy
Kirby S

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. Thank you