Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is the most common known genetic cause of life-threatening obesity in children. Although the cause is complex it results from an abnormality on the 15th chromosome. It occurs in males and females equally and in all races. Prevalence estimates have ranged from 1:8,000 to 1:25,000 with the most likely figure being 1:15,000.
Daphne's Headcovers, the original headcover company, and Shannon Grissom, designer of MMOS, are both supporting the Prader Willi Syndrome by donating a percentage of gross proceeds from the sales of their Monkey made of Sockies headcover.
