Prader-Willi syndrome
Basic information about Prader-Willi syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder in which seven genes of Chromosome 15 are deleted and/or lost. This condition is usually detected at the child's birth. Infants with frail limbs and low muscle tone are considered of having PWS.
Characteristics
Some symptoms for PWS are when an infant has frail muscles and feels like a rag doll when held. 10,000 to 30,000 people are diagnosed with PWS. The people with PWS can do anything a person without it can do. Therapy would help their condition.
The cause
The mutation is that some genes are missing. chromosome 15 is the one that is missing genes and it has PWS. The gene that is missing is called OCA2.
Treatment
Currently there are no cures for PWS. You can go to therapy when you have PWS but you will still have it. If you don't go to therapy then you might have chances of getting other things.
Interesting facts
- You can get type two diabetes
- You can also get bone problems
- Smaller hands and feet
- Prader-Willi syndrome stands for the two people who discovered the symptom