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Which is considered a congenital cause of obesity?​

a. ​prader-willi syndrome
b. ​cushing syndrome
c. ​goldenhar syndrome
d. ​congenital adrenal hyperplasia
e. ​polycystic ovary syndrome?

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Answer;

-Prader-Willi syndrome

Step-by-step explanation:

-Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a disorder caused by a deletion or disruption of genes in the proximal arm of chromosome 15 or by maternal disomy in the proximal arm of chromosome 15.

-The commonly associated characteristics of this disorder include diminished fetal activity, obesity, hypotonia, short stature, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, strabismus, and small hands and feet.

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