Which of the following disorders is caused by a single-gene disorder?
1. Huntington disease
2. Alzheimer disease
3. Prader-Willi syndrome
4. Obesity
Huntington disease
Rationale: Huntington disease is caused by a single-gene disorder. Prader-Willi syndrome is a chromosomal genetic disorder. Alzheimer disease and obesity are complex multifactorial disorders, resulting from a combination of small variations in genes.
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