Syndrome of retarded growth, obesity, muscular hypotonia and mental deficiency (Prader-Willi syndrome)
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Summary
Afive-year-old female child is described who had retarded growth, obesity, muscular hypotonia and mental deficiency. Another female sibling had suffered from a similar condition and the parents had a consanguineous marriage which indicates that this syndrome may have a genetic basis.
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Obesity Female Child Undescended Testis Mental Deficiency Chest Circumference
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References
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