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Indications for genetic testing

<p><b>Birth to 2 years</b><b>&nbsp;</b>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hypotonia with poor suck

<b>2 years to 6 years</b>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hypotonia with history of poor suck

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Global developmental delay

<b>6 years to 12 years</b>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;History of hypotonia with poor suck (hypotonia often persists)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Global developmental delay

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Excessive eating (hyperphagia: obsession with food), with obesity if food intake is uncontrolled

<b>13 years through adulthood</b>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cognitive impairment; usually mild mental &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;retardation

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Excessive eating (hyperphagia: obsession with food) with central obesity if uncontrolled

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hypothalamic hypogonadism and/or typical&nbsp;&nbsp;behavior problems (including temper tantrums and obsessive-compulsive features)

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