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An atypical case of hypomethylation at multiple imprinted loci

An atypical case of hypomethylation at multiple imprinted loci
An atypical case of hypomethylation at multiple imprinted loci
Angelman syndrome (AS) and Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) are caused by genetic and epigenetic mutations of the imprinted gene cluster on chromosome 15q13. Although the imprinting mutations causing PWS and AS are essentially opposite in nature, remarkably, a small number of patients have been reported with clinical features of PWS but epigenetic mutations consistent with AS. We report here a patient who presented with clinical features partially consistent with both PWS and Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome (BWS). Epimutations were found at both the AS/PWS and BWS loci, and additionally at the H19, PEG3, NESPAS and GNAS loci. This patient is therefore the first described case with a primary epimutation consistent with AS accompanied by hypomethylation of other imprinted loci.
1018-4813
360-362
Baple, Emma L.
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Poole, Rebecca L.
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Mansour, Sahar
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Willoughby, Catherine
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Temple, I. Karen
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Docherty, Louise E.
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Taylor, Rohan
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Mackay, Deborah J.G.
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Baple, Emma L.
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Poole, Rebecca L.
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Mansour, Sahar
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Willoughby, Catherine
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Temple, I. Karen
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Docherty, Louise E.
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Taylor, Rohan
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Mackay, Deborah J.G.
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Baple, Emma L., Poole, Rebecca L., Mansour, Sahar, Willoughby, Catherine, Temple, I. Karen, Docherty, Louise E., Taylor, Rohan and Mackay, Deborah J.G. (2011) An atypical case of hypomethylation at multiple imprinted loci. European Journal of Human Genetics, 19 (3), 360-362. (doi:10.1038/ejhg.2010.218). (PMID:21206512)

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Abstract

Angelman syndrome (AS) and Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) are caused by genetic and epigenetic mutations of the imprinted gene cluster on chromosome 15q13. Although the imprinting mutations causing PWS and AS are essentially opposite in nature, remarkably, a small number of patients have been reported with clinical features of PWS but epigenetic mutations consistent with AS. We report here a patient who presented with clinical features partially consistent with both PWS and Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome (BWS). Epimutations were found at both the AS/PWS and BWS loci, and additionally at the H19, PEG3, NESPAS and GNAS loci. This patient is therefore the first described case with a primary epimutation consistent with AS accompanied by hypomethylation of other imprinted loci.

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Accepted/In Press date: 5 January 2011
Published date: March 2011

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Local EPrints ID: 170571
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/170571
ISSN: 1018-4813
PURE UUID: 903c4c65-30cf-46f5-9226-17a314e994a8
ORCID for I. Karen Temple: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6045-1781
ORCID for Deborah J.G. Mackay: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3088-4401

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Date deposited: 11 Jan 2011 10:14
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:42

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Author: Emma L. Baple
Author: Rebecca L. Poole
Author: Sahar Mansour
Author: Catherine Willoughby
Author: I. Karen Temple ORCID iD
Author: Louise E. Docherty
Author: Rohan Taylor

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