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SUBMITTER: Shepherd DA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7397071 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shepherd Daisy A DA Vos Niels N Reid Susan M SM Godler David E DE Guzys Angela A Moreno-Betancur Margarita M Amor David J DJ
Genes 20200702 7
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare disorder caused by the loss of expression of genes on the paternal copy of chromosome 15q11-13. The main molecular subtypes of PWS are the deletion of 15q11-13 and non-deletion, and differences in neurobehavioral phenotype are recognized between the subtypes. This study aimed to investigate growth trajectories in PWS and associations between PWS subtype (deletion vs. non-deletion) and height, weight and body mass index (BMI). Growth data were available for 1 ...[more]