PWCR

Prader-Willi critical region(English)

  • diagnosis of PWS concerns DNA methylation testing to detect abnormal parent-specific imprinting within this region on chromosome 15; this testing determines whether the region is maternally inherited only (i.e., the paternally contributed region is absent) and detects more than 99% of affected individuals
  • PWS
  • Diagnostics, Congenital disorders
  • https://www.ncb…/books/NBK1330/