Concept information
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cancer and society
known or suspected carcinogens
obesity
biological or genetic contributors to obesity
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disease, disability, health, and health behavior
disability
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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the social context of careers - ethnicity, gender, and diversity
disability
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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the social context of careers - ethnicity, gender, and diversity
disability
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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the social context of careers - ethnicity, gender, and diversity
disability
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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the social context of careers - ethnicity, gender, and diversity
disability
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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the social context of careers - ethnicity, gender, and diversity
disability
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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the social context of careers - ethnicity, gender, and diversity
disability
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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the social context of careers - ethnicity, gender, and diversity
disability
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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the social context of careers - ethnicity, gender, and diversity
disability
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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the social context of careers - ethnicity, gender, and diversity
disability
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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the social context of careers - ethnicity, gender, and diversity
disability
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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the social context of careers - ethnicity, gender, and diversity
disability
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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disease, disability, health, and health behavior
disease
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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disease, disability, health, and health behavior
genetics
genetic disorders
chromosome abnormalities
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abnormal psychology
mental disorders
mental disorders diagnosed in childhood
intellectual disability
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symptoms of disease
neurologic manifestations
neurobehavioral manifestations
intellectual disability
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symptoms of disease
neurologic manifestations
neurobehavioral manifestations
intellectual disability
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symptoms of disease
neurologic manifestations
neurobehavioral manifestations
intellectual disability
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symptoms of disease
neurologic manifestations
neurobehavioral manifestations
intellectual disability
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symptoms of disease
neurologic manifestations
neurobehavioral manifestations
intellectual disability
Preferred term
Prader-Willi syndrome
Definition
- Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare, inherited chromosomal disorder arising from deletion or disruption of genes in the proximal arm of chromosome 15. It was first described in 1956 by Andrea Prader, Heinrich Willi, Alexis Labhart, Andrew Ziegler, and Guido Fanconi of Switzerland. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Prader-Willi Syndrome]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Prader-Willi_syndrome
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