Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by abnormalities in chromosome 15. Symptoms include low muscle tone, developmental delays, and behavioural challenges.

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).

Currently the Prader-Willi syndrome biobank has two cell lines, one with a deletion of certain genes on the father's copy of chromosome 15, the other with two copies of chromosome 15 from the ...

While privately held Levo Therapeutics Inc.’s phase III study of LV-101 (intranasal carbetocin) for treating Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) failed to meet its primary outcome measurements, the company’s ...

The biotech’s lead drug candidate is in Phase 3 testing in Prader-Willi syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes persistent hunger leading to overeating. By Frank Vinluan Sponsored Post ...

Management of Prader-Willi Syndrome: A book edited by Merlin Butler, Phillip D.K. Lee, and Barbara Y. Whitman, that is endorsed by the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association as a comprehensive resources.

According to a spokesperson from the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association, PWS is thought to be present in 350,000 to 400,000 individuals worldwide and approximately 20,000 living in the U.S.

Prader-Willi syndrome is caused by changes in certain genes - in this case, the relevant genes are located on a section of chromosome 15. Unlike most genetic changes Prader-Willi syndrome only ...

Stem cell researchers have reversed Prader-Willi syndrome in brain cells growing in the lab. The discovery provides clues that could lead to a treatment for Prader-Willi, a genetic disorder that ...

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 ...

An Australian study reveals that people with the rare genetic disorder known as Prader-Willi Syndrome may have an impaired autonomic nervous system. This discovery opens up a new way of looking at ...