prader willi syndrome

Prader-Willi Syndrome is an uncommon genetic disorder that causes poor muscle tone, low levels of sex hormones and a constant feeling of hunger among other things. People with this disorder have a problem with their hypothalamus, part of the brain that controls feelings of fullness or hunger. Thus, these people never feel full and have a constant urge to eat, ultimately leading to life-threatening obesity.
Prader-Willi syndrome in most cases result from a spontaneous genetic mutation in genes on chromosome 15 that occurs at conception. In rare cases, the mutation is inherited.The disorder is named for the doctors that first observed it in 1956, Andrea Prader, Alexis Labhart and Heinrich Willi. There is much still unknown about this disorder. It is known that the Prader Willi Syndrome is genetic and should not be confused with a hereditary disease. Prader Willi Syndrome is only found in only between 1 in 10,000 and 1 in 25,000 live births.Disorders named after the doctors that first noticed it in 1956 by Andrea Prader, Alexis Labhart and Heinrich Willi. There is still much unknown about this disorder. It is known that Prader Willie Syndrome genetic and should not be confused with a hereditary disease. Prader Willi Syndrome occurs only in the period from 1 to 10 000 and 1 in 25,000 live births.Disorders named after the doctors that first noticed it in 1956 by Andrea Prader, Alexis Labhart and Heinrich Willi. There is still much unknown about this disorder. It is known that Prader Willie Syndrome genetic and should not be confused with a hereditary disease. Prader Willi Syndrome occurs only in the period from 1 to 10 000 and 1 in 25,000 live births.