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Table 1 Frequency of genetic subtypes associated with PWS

From: Prader-Willi syndrome: A primer for clinicians

Subtype

Frequency

Paternal deletion of chromosome 15q11-q13 (type I or II)

75%

Maternal uniparental disomy (UPD)

24%

Imprinting center defects (ID)

1%

Translocation

< 1%