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Is there a higher incidence of maternal uniparental disomy 14 [upd(14)mat]? Detection of 10 new patients by methylation-specific PCR.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2006
Mitter Diana, Buiting Karin, von Eggeling Ferdinand, Kuechler Alma, Liehr Thomas, Mau-Holzmann Ulrike Angelika, Prott Eva-Christina, Wieczorek Dagmar, Gillessen-Kaesbach Gabriele
Abstract excerpt
Maternal uniparental disomy for chromosome 14 [upd(14)mat] is associated with a characteristic phenotype including pre- and postnatal growth retardation, muscular hypotonia, feeding problems, motor delay, small hands and feet, precocious puberty and truncal obesity. Patients with upd(14)mat show features overlapping with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and are probably underdiagnosed. Maternal upd(14) is frequently...
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