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Prader-Willi syndrome (FOVS)- when do we have it?

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Dr n. med. Magdalena Justyna Kacperska

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Prader-Willi syndrome (FOVS)- when do we have it?

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Prader-Willi syndrome occurs in both boys and girls and is caused by a genetic disorder (gene rearrangement) involving chromosome 15.

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