Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic syndrome due to loss of function of genes on chromosome 15 inherited from the father. Prader-Willi syndrome may result in obesity, intellectual impairment, and behavioral problems.
What is Prader-Willi Syndrome?
Preoperative radiograph of a 14 year old with Prader-Willi syndrome. Complications associated with surgical repair of syndromic scoliosis: Levy BJ, Schulz JF, Fornari ED, Wollowick AL - Scoliosis (2015). Not altered. CC.
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