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Prader-Willi syndrome and atypical submicroscopic 15q11-q13 deletions with or without imprinting defects.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Nov 2016
Hassan Maaz, Butler Merlin G
Abstract excerpt
We report a 20 year follow up on a Caucasian female, now 26 years of age, with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) harboring an atypical 15q11-q13 submicroscopic deletion of 100-200 kb in size first detected in 1996 involving the imprinting center, SNRPN gene and surrounding region. PWS is a rare complex disorder caused by the loss of paternally expressed genes in the 15q11-q13 region. With high resolution chromosomal...
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