ea0027p74 | (1) | BSPED2011
Abouof Noran
, Shaikh M Guftar
, Donaldson Malcolm
Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) results from loss of paternally imprinted gene(s) from the 15q 11-13 region and is characterised by weight faltering during early childhood due to hypotonia, followed by obesity due to onset of the hyperphagic phase.Aim of study: To determine the presence of an age zone during which excessive weight gain is particularly likely, in order to target counselling and dietary input.Method: Body mas...