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Research Papers

Listed below along with their abstracts are selected papers on Prader-Willi syndrome newly appearing in PubMed in peer reviewed academic journals. All papers are initially listed without their summaries to give a quick overview, then for most of the papers the summaries are included later in the document. They are divided into specific categories: General PWS and families; Genetics, and brain imaging; Endocrine including Growth Hormone; Sensory and physical; Behaviour; Cognition and mental health. Open access is indicated next to the link.

These lists have been compiled by Dr Joyce Whittington and by members of IPWSO’s Clinical and Scientific Advisory Board.

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