Prader-Willi Syndrome (Print Version)

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Prader-Willi Syndrome

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/praderwillisyndrome.html

From the National Institutes of Health

Genes and Disease: Prader-Willi Syndrome (National Center for Biotechnology Information) - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/books/bv.fcgi?tool=bookshelf&call;=bv.View..ShowSection&searchterm;=prader&rid;=gnd.section.182

Overviews

Questions and Answers on Prader-Willi Syndrome (Prader-Willi Syndrome Association) - http://www.pwsausa.org/faq.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.pwsausa.org/Spanish/Broch1.html

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Prader-Willi Syndrome (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D011218&recruiting;=true

Disease Management

Prader-Willi Syndrome Weight & Behavior Management (Prader-Willi Syndrome Association) - http://www.pwsausa.org/Brochure/weight.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.pwsausa.org/Spanish/Broch3.html

Coping

My Child Has Prader-Willi Syndrome, Now What? (Prader-Willi Syndrome Association) - http://www.pwsausa.org/Brochure/nowwhat.htm
Someone You Know Has Prader-Willi Syndrome (Prader-Willi Syndrome Association) - http://www.pwsausa.org/Brochure/youknow.htm

Related Issues

Patient's Guide to Low Testosterone (Endocrine Society, Hormone Foundation) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZO7PDVDLC⊂_cat=57
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Finding Psychiatric Help for Your Child (Prader-Willi Syndrome Association) - Links to PDF File - http://www.pwsausa.org/syndrome/PWS%20Psychiatry%20november%202003%20revision.pdf
Speech and Language and Prader-Willi Syndrome (Prader-Willi Syndrome Association) - http://www.pwsausa.org/Brochure/speech.htm

Genetics

Genetics Home Reference: Prader-Willi syndrome (National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=praderwillisyndrome
Genetics of Prader-Willi Syndrome: An Explanation for the Rest of Us (Prader-Willi Syndrome Association) - http://www.pwsausa.org/syndrome/Genetics_of_PWS.htm

Dictionaries/Glossaries

Glossary of Terms That May Appear in Literature about Prader-Willi Syndrome (Prader-Willi Syndrome Association) - http://www.pwsausa.org/glossary.htm

Organizations

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association - http://www.pwsausa.org/

Information from the Medical Encyclopedia

Prader-Willi Syndrome - http://search.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplusEncy/query?DISAMBIGUATION=true&SERVER1;=server1&SERVER2;=server2&FUNCTION;=search&PARAMETER;=Prader%2DWilli

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Genetics/Birth Defects - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticsbirthdefects.html
Mental Health and Behavior - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealthandbehavior.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Prader-Willi Syndrome is the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 07 September 2004
Topic last reviewed: 02 September 2004