Foundation for Prader-Willi Blog | Research (48)

This is an article that is very likely to generate a lot of discussion in the field. This study is trying to dissect the importance of ghrelin in regulating growth and appetite. They made a mouse that is missing the receptor for ghrelin (GHSR).

Here is a recent study (link to abstract below) looking at the use of modafinil, a wake-promoting drug, in children with excessive daytime sleepiness (in this study, primarily narcolepsy).

New research has identified genes affected in Prader-Willi patients by deletion. Deletions account for approximately 70% of PWS cases. There are two different sizes of deletion, with one type encompassing more genes than the other.