Causes of death in Prader-Willi syndrome: Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) 40-year mortality survey.
Merlin G ButlerJanalee HeinemannCarolyn LokerJames LokerPublished in: Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics (2016)
These findings highlight the heightened vulnerability to obesity and hyperphagia-related mortality in PWS. Future research is needed to address critical vulnerabilities such as gender and genetic subtype in the cause of death in PWS.Genet Med advance online publication 17 November 2016.