Article
Clinical and genetic study of a family with a paternally inherited 15q11-q13 duplication.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jun 2013
Marini Carla, Cecconi Antonella, Contini Elisa, Pantaleo Marilena, Metitieri Tiziana, Guarducci Silvia, Giglio Sabrina, Guerrini Renzo, Genuardi Maurizio
Abstract excerpt
Interstitial chromosome 15q11-q13 duplications are associated with developmental delay, behavioral problems and additional manifestations, including epilepsy. In most affected individuals the duplicated chromosome is maternally derived, whereas paternal inheritance is more often associated with a normal phenotype. Seizures have not been described in patients with paternal dup 15q11-q13. We describe a family with...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15
- Comparative Genomic Hybridization
- Developmental Disabilities
- Female
- Genomic Imprinting
- Heterozygote
