Butler, Merlin G.Meaney, F. JohnOpitz, John M.Reynolds, James F.2017-10-102017-10-101987-02Butler, M. G., & Meaney, F. J. (1987). An Anthropometric Study of 38 Individuals With Prader-Labhart-Willi Syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 26(2), 445–455. http://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.1320260224https://hdl.handle.net/1805/14279Weight, height, sitting height, and 24 other anthropometric variables (5 body circumferences, skinfolds at 7 sites, 4 head dimensions, and 8 hand and foot measurements) were obtained on 38 Prader-Labhart-Willi syndrome (PLWS) individuals (21 with apparent chromosome 15 deletions and 17 nondeletion cases) with an age range of 2 weeks to 38½ years. More than half of these individuals were measured on more than one occasion. The measurements confirmed the presence of short stature, small hands and feet, obesity, and narrow bi-frontal diameter in PLWS. No differences were found for the anthropometric measurements between the 2 chromosome subgroups. Inverse correlations were produced with linear measurements (eg, height, hand and foot lengths) and age, which indicated a deceleration of linear growth relative to normal individuals with increasing age.en-USPublisher PolicyChromosome 15 deletionCorrelation studiesArticle