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A further case of a Prader-Willi syndrome phenotype in a patient with Angelman syndrome molecular defect
| Content Provider | Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) |
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| Author | De Molfetta, Greice Andreotti Felix, Temis Maria Riegel, Mariluce Ferraz, Victor Evangelista de Faria Pina Neto, João Monteiro de |
| Abstract | Angelman syndrome (AS) and Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) are distinct human neurogenetic disorders; however, a clinical overlap between AS and PWS has been identified. We report on a further case of a patient showing the PWS phenotype with the AS molecular defect. Despite the PWS phenotype, the DNA methylation analysis of SNRPN revealed an AS pattern. Cytogenetic and FISH analysis showed normal chromosomes 15 and microsatellite analysis showed heterozygous loci inside and outside the 15q11-13 region. The presence of these atypical cases could be more frequent than previously expected and we reinforce that the DNA methylation analysis is important for the correct diagnosis of severe mental deficiency, congenital hypotonia and obesity. |
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| Starting Page | 1011 |
| Ending Page | 1014 |
| Page Count | 4 |
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| ISSN | 00042820 |
| DOI | 10.1590/S0004-282X2002000600024 |
| Journal | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 60 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO |
| Publisher Date | 2002-12-01 |
| Publisher Institution | University of São Paulo School of Medicine from Ribeirão Preto Genetics Department Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre Medical Genetics Service |
| Publisher Place | Brazil |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Angelman syndrome Prader-Willi syndrome Imprinting defect Síndrome de Angelman Síndrome de Prader-Willi Defeito no centro de imprinting |
| Alternative Title | Outro caso de fenótipo da síndrome de Prader-Willi em um paciente com defeito molecular da síndrome de Angelman |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |