Four years ago, my husband, Jamie, and I had never heard of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). We didn’t know it existed. And we certainly didn’t know that an email received at 10 p.m. on a Tuesday in late September would be the start of the most beautiful, challenging, and life-changing…
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In people with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), younger age, a disease-causing genetic deletion, and less severe food-related behavioral problems are significantly associated with better health-related quality of life (HRQOL), a Japanese study reports. “Support during the transition from late adolescence to early adulthood and attention to problematic food-related behaviors may…
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It was 6:47 a.m. when our son Jake, who has Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), asked for the eighth time, “When are we leaving for our weekend vacation to Colorado?” The trip was three days away, and I gave the same answer I’d provided seven times before: “We are leaving on…
Prader-Will syndrome is a rare and complex genetic condition that results in a variety of physical and mental symptoms. Learn more about the disease here.
Prader-Willi is caused by genetic changes in a particular area of chromosome 15. Learn more about what causes the disease here.
Symptoms of Prader-Willi range from physical impairments to cognitive and behavioral issues. Learn more about the symptoms of the disease here.
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