[Prader-Willi syndrome in 22-year-old man--case study]

Wiad Lek. 2001;54(11-12):709-14.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with characteristic neonatal hypotonia, followed by obesity, low height, hypogonadism and mental retardation. In this paper a case of 22-year-old man suffering from Prader-Willi syndrome is described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15 / genetics
  • Humans
  • Hyperphagia / genetics
  • Hypogonadism / genetics
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics
  • Male
  • Muscle Hypotonia / genetics
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome* / complications
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome* / diagnosis
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome* / genetics