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Syndrome of retarded growth, obesity, muscular hypotonia and mental retardation (Prader-Willi syndrome)

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A 1 1/2-year-old male child with the Prader-Willi syndrome (retarded growth, obesity, muscular hypotonia and mental retardation) has been described.

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    S. P. Agrawal, S. K. Dikshit & L. Tandon

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  1. S. P. Agrawal
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From the department of Pediatrics, College of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-5.

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Agrawal, S.P., Dikshit, S.K. & Tandon, L. Syndrome of retarded growth, obesity, muscular hypotonia and mental retardation (Prader-Willi syndrome). Indian J Pediatr 37, 105–107 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02819810

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