Prader-Willi Syndrome Genetics
Research on prader-willi syndrome genetics described by scientists at University of Cambridge, Department of Psychiatry
Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, October 13th, 2008
New investigation results, 'The phenomenology and diagnosis of psychiatric illness in people with Prader-Willi syndrome,' are detailed in a study published in Psychological Medicine. "Psychotic illness is strongly associated with the maternal uniparental disomy (mUPD) genetic subtype of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), but not the deletion subtype (delPWS). This study investigates the clinical features of psychiatric illness associated with PWS," scientists in the United Kingdom report.
"We consider possible genetic and other mechanisms that may be responsible for the development of psychotic illness, predominantly in those with mUPD. The study sample comprised 119...
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