Prader-Willi syndrome in a Swedish rural county: epidemiological aspects.
The total population under 25 years of age in one rural county in Sweden was screened in an attempt to find all cases of Prader-Willi syndrome and to establish prevalence rates for the disorder. 11 clear and five suspect cases were found. For the seven- to 25-year-old age-group the prevalence was 13 per 100,000 for clear cases only, but 20 per 100,000 if borderline cases were included. There was a slight over-representation of males, but it was possible that this was a result of under-representation of females in the very young age-groups, in whom hypogonadism may be difficult to diagnose.
Department of Pediatrics and Child Psychiatry, Child Neuropsychiatry Centre, Göteborg, Sweden.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011218:Prader-Willi Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology