Diagnosis in Prader-Willi syndrome.

Chu, C E; Cooke, A; Stephenson, J B; Tolmie, J L; Clarke, B; Parry-Jones, W L; Connor, J M; Donaldson, M D · Arch Dis Child · 1994

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Abstract

Thirty one patients with the putative diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome were reassessed clinically and by DNA analysis. Eleven patients were judged not to have Prader-Willi syndrome and 20 to have the condition. This was confirmed by DNA analysis in all but one case. The diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome, especially in early infancy, should be made with caution unless confirmed by molecular genetic studies.

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