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Essay Galaxy - Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome is a serious genetic disorder that begins at birth with no
known cure ; causing mental retardation,short stature,low muscle
tone,incomplete sexual development,and its main charecteristic,the desire to eat
everything and anything in sight.
Prader-Willi syndrome was first known as Prader-Labhart-Willi Syndrome after
three Swiss doctors who first described the disorder in 1956. The doctors
described a small group of kids with obesity, short stature and mental
deficiency , neonatal hypotonia (floppiness) and a desire to constantly eat
because they are always hungry. Many other features of PWS have since been
described, but extreme obesity and the health problems associated with being fat
are the most prominent features. Individuals with PWS have some but not all of
the same features and symptoms.
PWS is a bir....
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