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Partial cerebellar hypoplasia in a patient with Prader-Willi syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16801186     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report a 3-y-old male infant with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) caused by a de novo interstitial deletion of 15q11-q13. Additional features included a right cerebellar hemisphere hypoplasia. The extent of deletion was determined by FISH analysis using an SNRPN PW/AS probe that maps in the PWS/AS critical region (CR) and with specific 15q BACs. We unravelled an interstitial 15q11.2-q13.1 deletion spanning about 3 Mb. Conclusion: To date only a few other PWS patients--including autopsy cases--with CNS structural anomalies have been described. Our case report adds knowledge to the issue of brain involvement in Prader-Willi syndrome. Further MRI studies of PWS patients will be helpful to clarify a correlation between PWS and brain abnormalities.
Authors:
Luigi Titomanlio; Daniele De Brasi; Alfonso Romano; Rita Genesio; Alvaro A Diano; Ennio Del Giudice
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)     Volume:  95     ISSN:  0803-5253     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Paediatr.     Publication Date:  2006 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-06-27     Completed Date:  2006-11-21     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9205968     Medline TA:  Acta Paediatr     Country:  Norway    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  861-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Clinical Genetics Unit, Hospital Robert Debré, University Paris VII, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cerebellum / abnormalities*,  pathology
Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19*
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Prader-Willi Syndrome / genetics,  pathology*

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