Brooke Evans Introduction. Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is the leading syndromic cause of obesity.1  The syndrome is caused by non-expression of paternally imprinted genes on chromosome 15 (15q11.2-13) and was the first human disorder linked to genomic imprinting.2 The minimal critical deletion chromosomal domain for PWS contains a non-coding RNA SNORD116…

Taylor Jones Introduction. Fetal alcohol syndrome is a congenital syndrome that is caused by excessive prenatal intake of alcohol during any trimester of pregnancy1. The global prevalence of FASD among children and youth in the general population was estimated to be 7.7 per 1000 population3. Alcohol is a teratogen that…

Marisa Pinson  Introduction.  Preeclampsia (PE) is defined by new onset hypertension and proteinuria by ≥20 weeks of gestation.1-4 PE occurs in 2-5% of pregnancies and is the leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality globally[1]. Currently, the only treatment for PE is delivery of the placenta. The mechanisms behind…