Birth prevalence of Prader-Willi syndrome in Australia

A Smith, J Egan, G Ridley, E Haan… - Archives of Disease in …, 2003 - adc.bmj.com
A Smith, J Egan, G Ridley, E Haan, P Montgomery, K Williams, E Elliott
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2003adc.bmj.com
This is the first population based study to estimate the birth prevalence of DNA proven
Prader-Willi syndrome. Thirty infants were reported to the Australian Paediatric Surveillance
Unit between 1998 and 2000, a prevalence of 4 per 100 000 live births or∼ 1/25 000 live
births per annum.
This is the first population based study to estimate the birth prevalence of DNA proven Prader-Willi syndrome. Thirty infants were reported to the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit between 1998 and 2000, a prevalence of 4 per 100 000 live births or ∼1/25 000 live births per annum.
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