Prader-Willi syndrome is caused by changes in gene expression in a specific portion of chromosome 15. Starting in childhood, it often leads to extreme, insatiable hunger.© Catherine Falls ...

People enrolled in the study were 4 years old or older with Prader-Willi syndrome and excessive hunger and had already been taking Vykart XR for an average of 3.3 years (range: 2.5 to 4.5 years).

Prader-Willi Syndrome affects thousands of children in the United States, yet is relatively unknown to the general population. This genetic condition, resulting from an abnormality on the 15th ...

Haley Kavrell, 17, who must cope with Prader-Willi syndrome, which causes her to feel constant hunger, picks basil at her home in Davis late last month. Renée C. Byer [email protected] After ...

Harlow has Prader-Willi syndrome and is missing chromosome 15, which is responsible for controlling hunger. Therefore, Harlow constantly has an appetite and always wants to eat.

Siena DiMuccio was diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome soon after she was born. CUMBERLAND, R.I. — Two-and-a-half-year-old Siena DiMuccio of Cumberland is an active toddler.

That reason accounts for about 30 percent of Prader-Willi cases, Jensen said. According to the National Institutes of Health, Prader-Willi syndrome affects 1 in 15,000 to 30,000 people.

Prader-Willi syndrome, which strikes only 1 in 15,000 people, can cause learning issues, muscles weakness, a slow metabolism and an insatiable appetite.

Stefan Stamm and Shivendra Kishore, of the Friedrich-Alexander University Institute for Biochemistry, suggest that HBII-52, a non-coding RNA located on chromosome 15 regulates alternative splicing of ...

He has limited options — Prader-Willi slows metabolism, so he can only eat 800 to 1,000 calories per day to maintain a healthy weight for his 5-foot-2-inch frame.