81. Prader-Willi Syndrome - The Knowledge Database Of The Swedish National Board Of praderwilli syndrome (PWS) was described for the first time in 1956. The incidence of prader-willi syndrome is estimated to be 115000 newborns. http://www.sos.se/smkh/2002-110-4/2002-110-4.htm

Socialstyrelsen 106 30 Stockholm The Board classifies its publications into different types of document. This is a Review of knowledge . This means that the report is based on science and/or tried and tested experience. Reviews of knowledge shall, among other things, support knowledge-based care and treatment, method development and other work for improvement; shall stimulate and facilitate quality assurance and effective use of resources and/or elucidate effects of distribution. The Board is responsible for contents and conclusions. Prader-Willi syndrome Table of Contents The disease/injury/diagnosis Incidence Aetiology of the disease/injury Heredity ... Document Information Date of publication: 2005-07-04 HTML-version: 2.0 English index Search The aphabetical list This is an excerpt from the database of the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare on rare diseases. The concept of "rare diseases" is defined as: "Disorders resulting in extensive disability whick affect no more than 100 individuals in one million inhabitants". The ambition underlying the database is to provide information to the public, including patients and their families, as well as to health professionals. The disease/injury/diagnosis Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) was described for the first time in 1956. The syndrome was named after the group of Swiss paediatricians who first identified a number of patients with a combination of excessive body weight, mental retardation, short stature, low production of sexual hormones (hypogonadism) and low muscle tone at birth (hypotonia).

82. Prader-Willi Syndrome praderwilli syndrome is believed to be caused by a genetic defect on chromosome 15, Symptoms of an infant born with prader-willi syndrome may include http://healthgate.partners.org/browsing/browseContent.asp?fileName=11612.xml&tit

83. Prader-Willi Syndrome - Texas Children's Hospital Texas Children’s Hospital, the largest pediatric hospital in the United States, is a Houstonbased, worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of http://www.texaschildrenshospital.org/carecenters/PraderWilli/Default.aspx

search ALL or a topic Medical Staff News Center HOME ABOUT TEXAS CHILDREN'S PATIENT CARE CENTERS FIND A DOCTOR ... Kids Courageous PATIENT CARE CENTERS Texas Children’s Prader-Willi Syndrome Clinic Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects lifetime growth and development. It is characterized by abnormal functioning of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. This clinic provides a multidisciplinary service that evaluates and treats children with Prader-Willi syndrome, whose most frequently seen manifestations include compulsive overeating, altered growth and development, growth hormone deficiency, developmental delay and obesity. The clinic offers specialized care to these children within the areas of nutrition, endocrinology, genetics and psychiatry. Appointments Location 11th floor, Clinical Care Center Mail Code Referral Fax Number Clinic Chief Ann O. Scheimann, M.D.

84. Prader-Willi Syndrome Association Of New England/title praderwilli syndrome Assoc. of New England 18 Claridge Circle Milford, MA -01757 (508)478-2065. Executive Board. President Margaret Bell from Milford, MA http://members.aol.com/pwsane/

Connecting the Northeast with hope and information... Welcome to The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of New England PWS is a non-inherited genetic disorder which is most often associated with a random deletion of the 15th chromosome. It is estimated that PWS occurs in 1 in 10,000 births. It affects both sexes and its unrelated to race. It's cause, is as yet, unknown. PWSA-New England Chapter was formed in 1983. Members are from the following states: Massachusetts Maine Vermont New Hampshire Rhode Island Email at pwsane@aol.com or mail to: Prader-Willi Syndrome Assoc. of New England 18 Claridge Circle Milford, MA -01757 Executive Board President: Margaret Bell from Milford, MA Vice-President: Gerry Dufault from Worcester, MA Treasurer: Kimberly Howlett-Silva from N. Dartmouth, MA Secretary: Cheryl DeSa from Somerset, MA Member-at-large: Barbara Horne from Holliston, MA Conference Coordinator: Diane Hight from Easton, MA Click here to become a member Click here to view latest newsletter Click here to go to National website: www.pwsausa.org

85. EP Ask The Experts - Prader-Willi Syndrome praderwilli syndrome by Merlin G. Butler, MD, PhD, FACMG. prader-willi syndrome (PWS) includes a collection of signs or symptoms characterized by hypotonia http://www.eparent.com/resources/asktheexperts/askthedoctor_willie.htm

RESOURCES EDUCATION HEALTHCARE LIFE PLANNING ... TOYS Eparent Services: Reader Feedback EP Bookstore Archived Articles Publisher’s Message ... Children’s Page Search Eparent: Ask the Experts: Prader-Willi Syndrome by Merlin G. Butler, MD, PhD, FACMG Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) includes a collection of signs or symptoms characterized by hypotonia in infancy, obesity in early childhood, mental retardation, small hands and feet, underdevelopment of the sex organs, and a particular facial appearance. Prader-Willi syndrome is due to a chromosome 15 abnormality, usually a deletion on chromosome number 15 involving the long arm. The deletion includes several dozen genes. Interestingly, those individuals who have PWS as a result of the deletion of part of chromosome 15 inherit that deletion from their fathers. Other people with Prader-Willi syndrome have maternal uniparental disomy in which both chromosome 15s come from the mother. A small percentage of individuals have an imprinting mutation of genetic material or DNA from chromosome 15 that controls the activity or expression of genes. In the majority of PWS families the recurrence risk is low (less than 1 percent), but in rare instances a father may carry an imprinting mutation and have a higher risk (possibly 50 percent) of passing on the mutation to a child with PWS. We recommend that families with PWS consult a medical geneticist to assess their risk for other children with PWS.

86. Pfizer What We Do Medicines Products Prader-Willi Syndrome praderwilli syndrome (PWS). This product information is intended only for residents of the United States. Home What We Do Medicines Products http://www.pfizer.com/pfizer/do/diseases/mn_prader_willi_syndrome.jsp

87. Www.ddhealthinfo.org - Medical Care Information praderwilli syndrome is a neurobehavioral genetic disorder resulting from one of (Note Angelman Syndrome is often discussed with prader-willi syndrome http://www.ddhealthinfo.org/ggrc/doc2.asp?ParentID=3172

88. Prader-Willi Syndrome - Cambridge University Press praderwilli syndrome. Development and Manifestations. Joyce Whittington prader-willi syndrome (PWS) is associated with an assortment of physical, http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521840295

89. Pale Reflections - Eating Disorders Community praderwilli syndrome is a disorder of chromosome 15 and affects A person with prader-willi syndrome has a flaw in the hypothalamus part of his or her http://www.pale-reflections.com/ednos.asp?page=prader

90. BioMed Central | Full Text | The Prader-Willi Syndrome Murine Imprinting Center The human praderwilli syndrome (PWS) domain and its mouse orthologue include a Chamberlain SJ, Brannan CI The prader-willi syndrome imprinting center http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/6/1

home journals A-Z subject areas advanced search ... Volume 6 Viewing options Abstract Full text PDF Associated material: PubMed record Related literature: Articles citing this article on Google Scholar on ISI Web of Science Other articles by authors ... Similar articles (PubMed) Tools: E-mail to a friend Download references Post a comment Key E-mail Corresponding author Research article The Prader-Willi syndrome murine imprinting center is not involved in the spatio-temporal transcriptional regulation of the Necdin gene Elodie Le Meur Nathalie Roeckel Marie-Anne Ripoche Luisa Dandolo and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 6156, IBDM, Parc scientifique de Luminy, Case 907, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France BMC Genetics The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/6/1 Received Accepted Published This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Outline Abstract Abstract Background Results Discussion ... References Background The human Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) domain and its mouse orthologue include a cluster of paternally expressed genes which imprinted expression is co-ordinately regulated by an imprinting center (IC) closely associated to the Snurf Snrpn gene. Besides their co-regulated imprinted expression, two observations suggest that the spatio-temporal expression of these genes could also be co-regulated. First, the PWS genes have all been reported to be expressed in the mouse nervous system. Second

91. News-Leader.com Lifestyle Health Medical Q A Prader-Willi praderwilli syndrome occurs when there is a problem with an The prader-willi syndrome Association provides information and support services to http://springfield.news-leader.com/lifestyle/health/20050322-MedicalQAPrader.htm

= 11) document.write(''); //> Search HOME NEWS ENTERTAINMENT LIFE ... Technology fitness site="MOSPL";section="HOME" Published Tuesday, March 22, 2005 Printer friendly page Subscribe Now Children born with the syndrome are prone to obesity and may have delayed development. Dr. Nancy Ceaser is director of the Intensive Care Nursery at Cox South. Coxhealth More on Prader-Willi Syndrome Prader-Willi Syndrome occurs when there is a problem with an individual's two chromosome 15s. In most cases, critical genes are missing from the chromosome that was supplied by the father. In the remaining cases, the entire chromosome from the father is missing and there are instead two chromosome 15s from the mother. The critical paternal genes lacking in people with PWS help the regulation of appetite. In addition to their involuntary focus on food, people with PWS tend to have obsessive and/or compulsive behaviors that are not related to food, such as repetitive thoughts and statements, collecting and hoarding possessions, picking at skin irritations and a strong need for routine and predictability. Frustration or changes in plans can easily set off a loss of emotional control, ranging from tears to temper tantrums to physical aggression. Medications can help some individuals, and almost all individuals with PWS can benefit from careful structuring of their environment.

92. Wordbank On The Mental Health Foundation Website praderwilli syndrome. spacer. A congenital condition (present at birth), believed to be caused by an abnormality in the genes Children born with syndrome http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/wordbank.cfm?wordid=619&wbletter=P

93. Prader-Willi Syndrome - Washington DC praderwilli syndrome - Washington Hospital Center is located in Washington DC. http://www.whcenter.org/15160.cfm

cddcodebase = "navtools/topmenu/";cddcodebase367050 = "navtools/topmenu/"; Article Manager Home Back to Health Library Print This Page ... Hypotonia Prader-Willi syndrome Definition: Prader-Willi syndrome is a congenital (present from birth) disease characterized by obesity decreased muscle tone , decreased mental capacity, and hypogonadism Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Prader-Willi is caused by the deletion of a gene on chromosome 15. The majority of patients have a deletion of the father's DNA in this region. The remaining patients frequently have two copies of the mother's chromosome 15. The maternal copy of this gene is turned off in all people. When there is a deletion of the father's DNA (approximately 70% of patients), the disease occurs. This is because the patient is left with only the inactive, maternal copy. Signs of Prader-Willi may be seen at birth. New infants with the condition are often small and very floppy (hypotonic). Male infants may have undescended testicles. The growing child exhibits slow mental and delayed motor development, increasing obesity, and characteristically small hands and feet. Rapid weight gain may occur during the first few years because the patient develops uncontrollable hunger which leads to morbid obesity.

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95. Karger Publishers praderwilli syndrome as a Model for Obesity Alexis Labhart and Heinrich Willi, first described what is now called the prader-willi syndrome (PWS). http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=showproducts&ProduktNr=

96. Epilepsy Ontario :: Prader-Willi Syndrome Epilepsy Ontario prader-willi syndrome. prader-willi syndrome, (Center for the Study of Autism). The Ontario prader-willi syndrome Association http://epilepsyontario.org/client/EO/EOWeb.nsf/web/Prader-Willi Syndrome

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97. Journal Of Rehabilitation: Vocational Guidance And Employment Of Persons With A In addition, persons with praderwilli syndrome typically also display severe Individuals with the diagnosis of prader-willi syndrome present a http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0825/is_1_69/ai_98253972

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98. Mendelian: Prader-Willi Syndrome praderwilli syndrome, Syndrome, prader-willi syndrome. Name, Canonical. Inheritance, Autosomal_dominant. Candidate_gene IPW http://obesitygene.pbrc.edu/cgi-bin/ace/tree/ogm2k?name=Prader-Willi Syndrome&cl

99. Phenotype: Prader-Willi Syndrome praderwilli syndrome, Locus IPW MKRN3 PWCR1 SNRPN MAGEL2 NDN. Mendelian, prader-willi syndrome. Classification, Syndrome http://obesitygene.pbrc.edu/cgi-bin/ace/tree/ogm2k?name=Prader-Willi Syndrome&cl

100. The Children's Institute praderwilli syndrome/Behavioral Disorders Program Since 1981, more than 800 children and adults with prader-willi syndrome from the United States and http://www.amazingkids.org/dg_11.asp

Contact Us Home Site Map About Us ... Online Giving Diagnoses Arthritis Asthma Behavioral Disorders Brain Injury ... Spinal Cord Injury Prader-Willi Syndrome Prader-Willi Syndrome/Behavioral Disorders Program: Providing integrated medical and behavioral crisis intervention to persons with Prader-Willi Syndrome Our inpatient hospital program for both children and adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome is the only one of its kind in the country. Since 1981, more than 800 children and adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome from the United States and Canada have benefited from this program. The Institute Provides: expert hospital care for adults and children with PWS and related disorders inpatient program with outpatient follow-up (where feasible) intervention for 3 types of major crises typical of persons with PWS: Cardio-pulmonary deterioration Acute Psychiatric decompensation Behavioral/ environmental crises These types of crises usually overlap and often occur simultaneously in persons with PWS making treatment in a less specialized setting difficult or impossible. (General pediatric or adult psychiatric units, medical units, medical ICUs, PICUs, ICFMRs, nursing homes etc. are not prepared to address the complex needs of patients with PWS.)

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