Cytogenetic and molecular analysis in Angelman syndrome
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 46 (1), 7-11
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.1320460104
Abstract
We report on cytogenetic and molecular analysis of 29 Angelman syndrome (AS) individuals ascertained in 1990 through the first National Angelman Syndrome Conference. High resolution GTG‐ and GBG‐banded chromosomes were studied. Standard molecular analysis with six 15q11q13 DNA sequences was used to analyze copy number and parental origin of 15q11q13. Concordance between molecular and cytogenetic data was excellent. The combind data showed that 23 of the 27 probands (85%) on whom we had definitive results have deletions of the chromosome 15q11q13 region. Two classes of deletion were detected molecularly: most patients were deleted for the 5 more proximal probes, but in 2 cases the deletion extended distally to include in sixth probe. In the 13 cases where the parental origin of the deleted chromosome 15 could be established, it was maternal. There were no cases of uniparental disomy. Cytological observations of the relative sizes of the heterochromatic regions of the short arm of chromosome 15 suggested that chromosomes with large heterochromatic blocks may be more prone to de novo deletion.Keywords
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