Prader-Willi syndrome in black females.
Reports of Black females with Prader-Willi have been rare. This communication describes two Black females with Prader-Willi syndrome. Chromosome analysis revealed a small deletion of the proximal portion of a chromosome 15 in one case and apparently normal chromosomes in the other.
D000293:Adolescent; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002901:Chromosomes, Human, 13-15; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011218:Prader-Willi Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*