Prader-Willi Syndrome Have you ever heard of Prader-Willi Syndrome, if you have then you know the effect of it, if not you are going to learn about it. Prader-Willi Syndrome is a genetic disease that occurs in “1 in 25,000 and 1 in 10,000 live birth” (Wikipedia). The people that discovered the disease were Andrea Prader, Heinrich Willi, Alexis Labhart, Andrew Zeigler, and Guido Fanconi in the year 1956. Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is caused on the 15 chromosome when 1 or more genes are deleted. This disease occurs “for one of these reasons: 1) paternal genes on chromosome 15 are missing 2) the child inherited two copies of chromosome from the mother and no chromosome 15 from the father 3) there’s some error or defect in paternal genes on chromosome 15” (Mayo Clinic). When the child is an infant and the baby lacks muscle tone, the baby has a turned down mouth, has almond shaped eyes, and/or responses to simulate poorly then the infant may have PWS. As a child all the way up to adulthood person with PWS may crave a lot of food which can cause obesity, they also might have problems with problem-solving, thinking, etcetera, they may have underdeveloped sex organs, and other problems that will need to be treated. …show more content…
One of the treatments is growth hormone treatment, this “helps increase growth, and likely improves muscle tone and decreases body fat” (Mayo Clinic). Another suggestion of treatment is to have sex hormone treatment so it can raise sex hormone levels. Also, just putting a child on a diet will help so they will decrease their chance of becoming obese. Going to therapists that can help the child with “movement skills and strength, speech therapy to improve verbal skills, and occupational therapy tom learn everyday skills” (Mayo Clinic). Mental health care is also suggested to prevent behavioral