418 top medical experts on Prader-Willi Syndrome across 31 countries and 32 U.S. states, including 281 MDs (Physicians). This is based on an objective analysis of their Scientific Publications, Clinical Trials, Medicare, and NIH Grants.

  1. Prader-Willi Syndrome: An autosomal dominant disorder caused by deletion of the proximal long arm of the paternal chromosome 15 (15q11-q13) or by inheritance of both of the pair of chromosomes 15 from the mother (uniparental disomy) which are imprinted (genetic imprinting) and hence silenced. Clinical manifestations include mental retardation; muscular hypotonia; hyperphagia; obesity; short stature; hypogonadism; strabismus; and hypersomnolence. (Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p229)
  2. Clinical guidelines are the recommended starting point to understand initial steps and current protocols in any disease or procedure:
  3. Broader Categories (#Experts): Chromosome Disorders (2,206), Intellectual Disability (5,155), Multiple Abnormalities (3,208), Obesity (4,974).
  4. Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov : at least 106 including 4 Active, 52 Completed, 16 Recruiting
  5. Synonyms: Labhart-Willi Syndrome,  Royer Syndrome


  

        

                    


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