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A recurrent 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome associated with mental retardation and seizures.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18278044     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report a recurrent microdeletion syndrome causing mental retardation, epilepsy and variable facial and digital dysmorphisms. We describe nine affected individuals, including six probands: two with de novo deletions, two who inherited the deletion from an affected parent and two with unknown inheritance. The proximal breakpoint of the largest deletion is contiguous with breakpoint 3 (BP3) of the Prader-Willi and Angelman syndrome region, extending 3.95 Mb distally to BP5. A smaller 1.5-Mb deletion has a proximal breakpoint within the larger deletion (BP4) and shares the same distal BP5. This recurrent 1.5-Mb deletion contains six genes, including a candidate gene for epilepsy (CHRNA7) that is probably responsible for the observed seizure phenotype. The BP4-BP5 region undergoes frequent inversion, suggesting a possible link between this inversion polymorphism and recurrent deletion. The frequency of these microdeletions in mental retardation cases is approximately 0.3% (6/2,082 tested), a prevalence comparable to that of Williams, Angelman and Prader-Willi syndromes.
Authors:
Andrew J Sharp; Heather C Mefford; Kelly Li; Carl Baker; Cindy Skinner; Roger E Stevenson; Richard J Schroer; Francesca Novara; Manuela De Gregori; Roberto Ciccone; Adam Broomer; Iris Casuga; Yu Wang; Chunlin Xiao; Catalin Barbacioru; Giorgio Gimelli; Bernardo Dalla Bernardina; Claudia Torniero; Roberto Giorda; Regina Regan; Victoria Murday; Sahar Mansour; Marco Fichera; Lucia Castiglia; Pinella Failla; Mario Ventura; Zhaoshi Jiang; Gregory M Cooper; Samantha J L Knight; Corrado Romano; Orsetta Zuffardi; Caifu Chen; Charles E Schwartz; Evan E Eichler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-02-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature genetics     Volume:  40     ISSN:  1546-1718     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat. Genet.     Publication Date:  2008 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-02-28     Completed Date:  2008-04-02     Revised Date:  2013-06-05    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9216904     Medline TA:  Nat Genet     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  322-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1705 NE Pacific St., Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
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Bank Name/Acc. No.:
GEO/GSE10189
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Chromosome Breakage
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15*
Female
Gene Deletion*
Gene Frequency
Humans
Inheritance Patterns
Intellectual Disability / genetics*
Male
Pedigree
Receptors, Nicotinic / genetics
Seizures / genetics*
Syndrome
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HD043569/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; U01 HL069757/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; //Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Receptors, Nicotinic; 0/alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
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