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  1. J.P.C. Peper

    J.P.C. Peper Bronze Member

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    What's your diagnosis?

    I'll post the correct answer in a few days!

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    J.P.C. Peper, Jun 1, 2012
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    Correct answer:

    Yes, it's Prader-Willi syndrome.

    It's a genetic disease that only occurs when 7 specific genes on chromosome 15 have become mutated. This results in hyperphagia, obesity, mental retardation and hypotonia.
     

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