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Prader-Willi syndrome
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Prader-Willi syndrome [¦präd·ər ¦wil·ē ′sin‚drōm]
(medicine)
A genetic disorder that is caused by defects on the paternally derived chromosome 15, causing mild mental retardation, neonatal hypotonia, hypogonadism, compulsive overeating, childhood onset obesity, and mild facial dysmorphism.
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The rare eating disorder Prader Willi Syndrome, (PWS), causes sufferers to eat continuously.
The eating disorders by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
The Prader Willi Association in Ireland can be contacted on 01-2868119.
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Her mother was prosecuted for child abuse, but it is believed that Prader Willi Syndrome drove her daughter's insatiable craving for food.
TRAGEDY OF THE 48st TEENAGER by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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