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Prader‐Willi syndrome: Are there population differences?
Author(s) -
Butler Merlin G.,
Weaver David D.,
Meaney F. John
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1982.tb01449.x
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , significant difference , population , medicine , demography , pediatrics , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
A 15 1/2‐year‐old black female with features consistent with the Prader‐Willi syndrome is reported. This is the second case report of a black individual and the first case of a black female with the Prader‐Willi syndrome. There is an apparent paucity of hlacks reported with this condition. Whether this difference is a true difference or represents under‐reporting is not known. We urge reporting of individuals representing other racial groups with this disorder and suggest population studies to determine the incidence as well as the true population difference in the Prader‐Willi syndrome.