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Title: Prader Willi Syndrome


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Prader Willi Syndrome
  • By Abby Thomas

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Characteristics
  • Small hands
  • Small feet
  • Light Complexion
  • Light colored hair
  • Obese
  • Sores on body
  • Obsessive Compulsive
  • Dominate Forehead
  • Almond Shaped Eyes
  • Triangular shaped mouth

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How it Occurs
  • Prader Willi Syndrome is a birth defect that is
    due to a loss of function of imprinted genes in
    the chromosome region 15q11-q13

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Living with Prader Willi
  • Living with my sister, Sarah, is a challenge
  • Due to her obsessive compulsiveness about food we
    must keep locks and an alarm system in the
    kitchen at all times
  • People with this disorder can literally eat
    themselves to death because they never feel full
  • Her obsessions lead to more intense problems,
    however with patience they can be managed.

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The Dire Truth
  • A fact most families have come to live with is
    that most children with Prader Willi never make
    it past 25 years of age. They die of
    complications with the disorder and sadly many
    die to the sheer fact that they literally eat
    themselves to death. Many do not understand how
    one could eat themselves to death, but children
    with Prader Willi lack the chemical that tells us
    when to quit eating or when were full. So Prader
    Willi children always feel hungry.
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