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Deletion of SNURF/SNRPN U1B and U1B* upstream exons in a child with developmental delay and excessive weight.
Journal of genetics - 1 Sept 2016
Koufaris Costas, Alexandrou Angelos, Papaevripidou Ioannis, Alexandrou Ioanna, Christophidou-Anastasiadou Violetta, Sismani Carolina
Abstract excerpt
Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by hypotonia, developmental delay and excessive appetite. This syndrome is caused by the loss of function of paternally-expressed genes located in an imprinting centre in 15q11-q13. Here, we report the case of a patient who was referred to us with Prader-Willi syndrome-like symptoms including obesity and developmental delay. Examination of this patient...
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