title: Birth prevalence of Prader-Willi syndrome in Australia.
abstract: 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 approximately 1/25,000 live births per annum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytogenetics, Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia. ellies@chw.edu.au
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Egan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ridley
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011218:Prader-Willi Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D004247:DNA