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Research on life sciences in children discussed by scientists at University of Birmingham

Published in Genetics and Environmental Law Weekly, March 21st, 2009

Data detailed in 'Associations between repetitive questioning, resistance to change, temper outbursts and anxiety in Prader-Willi and Fragile-X syndromes' have been presented. According to a study from Edgbaston, the United Kingdom, "The behavioural phenotypes of Prader-Willi (PWS) and Fragile-X (FraX) syndromes both comprise repetitive behaviours with differences between the profiles. In this study we investigated the context and antecedents to the repetitive behaviours and the association with other behavioural phenotypic characteristics in order to generate testable hypotheses regarding the cause of the behaviours."

"The parents or carers of 46 children with PWS...

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