Prader-Willi Syndrome: Kyphoscoliosis is an underdiagnosed problem in young patients

<p>Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a complex, neurogenetic, multisystem disorder with a prevalence of 1:15000 to 1:30000, caused by lack of expression of genes in the paternally inherited chromosome 15q 11.2-q13. In this report we aim to characterize and increase awareness of kyphoscoliosis in...

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Main Authors: Tahboub S (Author), Gross-Tsur V (Author), Hirsch JH (Author), Arzi H (Author)
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Published: International Journal of Spine Research - Peertechz Publications, 2021-02-09.
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