With Prader-Willi Syndrome, most people show display symptoms while others display all symptoms. A person whose hypothalamus is disturbed may show signs of PWS but may not have the mutated genes.

·   hypotonia (low muscle tone)

·    small stature

·    chronic hunger

·     smaller hands and feet

·     lack of sucking ability

·     late sexual development


									
Girl and Boy with PWS
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Symptoms
A red blood cell can circumnavigate your body in under 20 seconds.

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Prader-Willi Syndrome


University of Maryland Medical Center

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