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Prader-Willi syndrome
/ ˌprɑːdəˈvɪlɪ /
noun
- a congenital condition characterized by obsessive eating, obesity, mental retardation, and small genitalia
Word History and Origins
Origin of Prader-Willi syndrome1
Example Sentences
Her son, Harvey, 22, has Prader-Willi syndrome, autism and is partially-sighted.
She has made a series of documentaries for the BBC about his life with autism and rare genetic disease Prader-Willi syndrome.
“Most diseases are due to some dysregulation of RNA,” including Prader-Willi syndrome and certain muscular dystrophies and cancers, says Vivian Cheung, an RNA biologist at the University of Michigan.
His autism - combined with Prader-Willi Syndrome, which causes learning disabilities and behavioural challenges - meant he could often run away after becoming overwhelmed and would disassociate from the world around him.
Mr Price also has Prader-Willi syndrome, septo-optic dysplasia and a learning disability.
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