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  • Title: Prader-Willi syndrome in a brother and sister without cytogenetic or detectable molecular genetic abnormality at chromosome 15q11q13.
    Author: Orstavik KH, Tangsrud SE, Kiil R, Hansteen IL, Steen-Johnsen J, Cassidy SB, Martony A, Anvret M, Tommerup N, Bröndum-Nielsen K.
    Journal: Am J Med Genet; 1992 Nov 01; 44(4):534-8. PubMed ID: 1442901.
    Abstract:
    We report on a 12-year-old boy and his 7-year-old sister with the Prader-Willi syndrome. They both had severe initial hypotonia with feeding problems and later developed an increasing appetite. Both sibs have almond-shaped eyes, triangular mouth, hypogonadism, retarded growth, and mental retardation. An older brother suffered from severe hypotonia and died at 7 days of age. The children have normal chromosomes by high-resolution technique and have inherited the same chromosomes 15 short arm polymorphisms from their parents. The family was informative for one of four DNA markers specific for the 15q11q13 region. No deletion was found using this marker. The parents were healthy and unrelated. Autosomal recessive inheritance or a paternally inherited submicroscopic deletion are possible explanations for the sib occurrence in this family.
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