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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-22
pubmed:abstractText
This study investigated the phenotypic manifestations of interstitial duplications of chromosome 15 that involve the Prader-Willi/Angelman syndrome critical region (PWACR). Twenty-one affected individuals from six families were evaluated in detail, using standardized and semi-standardized measures of intelligence, psychopathology, and physical anomalies. Special attention was placed on determining the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders as well as the relationship between the parental origin of the duplication and the phenotypic effects. Assessments of the affected individuals were compared with evaluations of the unaffected relatives from the same families. Results indicated that duplications in the region were associated with variable degrees of intellectual impairments and motor coordination problems. Four of the subjects received a diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorder. Three of these cases were probands and only one met criteria for classic autism. There was very little evidence of the duplication cosegregating with autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. Paternally inherited duplications were significantly less likely to give rise to phenotypic effects. The findings indicate that duplications in the PWACR give rise to developmental delay but not necessarily autism spectrum disorders. They also suggest that phenotypic expression is dependent on the parental origin of the duplication and implicate maternally active genes in the pathogenesis of the developmental impairments. Further research will be required to clarify the range and basis of the phenotypic manifestations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0148-7299
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
675-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Autistic Disorder, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Child, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Chromosome Aberrations, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Cognition, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Cognition Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Family Health, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Gene Duplication, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Heterozygote, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Intelligence Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Pedigree, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Psychomotor Performance, pubmed-meshheading:11803514-Twins, Monozygotic
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
The phenotypic manifestations of interstitial duplications of proximal 15q with special reference to the autistic spectrum disorders.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Developmental Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports