Enzyme deficiency in brain linked to extreme hunger, severe obesity: Study
According to a study, one in 15,000 people have Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).The syndrome is caused by abnormalities in a small region of chromosome 15, which leads to dysfunction in the hypothalamus - which contains cells that regulate hunger and satiety - and other regions of the brain.
Dec 14, 2016, 16:45 PM IST