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The relationship between serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels, BDNF haplotypes and neurocognitive performance in children with PWS

          Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disease characterized by failure to thrive and low muscle tone during infancy, followed by food-seeking and severe obesity in childhood. Other manifestations include altered pain perception, cognitive impairment, maladaptive behaviors (obsessive compulsive, temper tantrums, skin picking, rigid thinking and repetitive speech) and language difficulties. These maladaptive behaviors may be related to deficits in executive function.

Funding Year: 
2010
Awarded To: 
Andrea Haqq, MD
Amount: 
$50,000
Institution: 
University of Alberta, Canada

Linking Learning with Neurodevelopmental Functioning - Final Report

This project was funded by the Foundation for Prader Willi Research in 2006 and conducted by Drs. Gregory Olley and Anne Wheeler and their team at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC), Center for Development and Learning. Dr. Wheeler is currently finishing the analysis and preparing publications from the study. Following publication, a more detailed analysis will be available, but Dr.

Mel Levine/UNC PWS Research Supported by FPWR

Friends, Please read the following post from researchers at UNC working with Dr. Mel Levine. This study is funded by FPWR and we support this work proudly. Enjoy!

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