Prader-Willi syndrome
Britishnoun
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Origin of Prader-Willi syndrome
C20: after Andrea Prader (1919–2001) and Heinrich Willi (1900–71), Swiss paediatricians
Example Sentences
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Her son, Harvey, 22, has Prader-Willi syndrome, autism and is partially-sighted.
From BBC
She has made a series of documentaries for the BBC about his life with autism and rare genetic disease Prader-Willi syndrome.
From BBC
“Most diseases are due to some dysregulation of RNA,” including Prader-Willi syndrome and certain muscular dystrophies and cancers, says Vivian Cheung, an RNA biologist at the University of Michigan.
From Science Magazine
His autism - combined with Prader-Willi Syndrome, which causes learning disabilities and behavioural challenges - meant he could often run away after becoming overwhelmed and would disassociate from the world around him.
From BBC
Mr Price also has Prader-Willi syndrome, septo-optic dysplasia and a learning disability.
From BBC
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