We each get two copies of every gene - one copy from each of our parents. But what happens when one of these genes has been "turned off", or imprinted, and the remaining gene is defective?

People with Prader-Willi syndrome still carry the requisite genes from their mother, but those genes are naturally silenced in healthy people through a mechanism called imprinting. "There are many ...

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disease that causes ... those genes are naturally silenced via a mechanism called imprinting. “For most of our genes, we inherit one copy from our father ...

Patients with PWS admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 showed increased risk of in-hospital mortality, severe disease, and mechanical ventilation.

"The FDA approval of Vykat XR is an incredible achievement for the entire PWS [Prader-Willi syndrome] community. I am excited to have Vykat XR available to help treat hyperphagia, which is the ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first medicine to treat people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare genetic disease that causes an insatiable desire to eat. The drug ...

Soleno Therapeutics' Vykat XR has become the first FDA-approved treatment for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a rare genetic disorder that causes excessive appetite and obesity. Vykat XR (diazoxide ...

The FDA has approved Vykat XR (diazoxide choline) for the treatment of hyperphagia in adults and pediatric patients 4 years of age and older with Prader-Willi syndrome.

"This approval is a testament to the power of persistence, science, and advocacy," said Susan Hedstrom, Executive Director of the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research. "For years, families and ...