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Description

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and Angelman syndrome (AS) are rare genetic disorders in which several genes (e.g. SNRPN, UBE3A) on chromosome 15(q11-13) are deleted or unexpressed. Alterations in the PWS/AS region (15q11-13) may occur by several genetic mechanisms, including chance mutation, uniparental disomy, sporadic mutations, chromosome translocations, and gene deletions. PWS and AS are some of the first reported instances of imprinting disorders in humans. In PWS, the maternally inherited copies of genes are virtually silent due to imprinting. Only the paternal copies of the genes are expressed. Therefore, PWS results from the loss of paternal copies of this region. Alternately, AS is caused by deletion or inactivation of genes on the maternally inherited chromosome 15 while the paternal copy, which may be of normal sequence, is imprinted and therefore silenced.

Characteristic features of PWS include diminished fetal activity, obesity, hypotonia, developmental delay, short stature, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, strabismus, and small hands and feet. AS is characterized by intellectual and developmental disability, sleep disturbance, seizures, jerky movements (especially hand-flapping), frequent laughter or smiling, and usually a happy demeanor. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) and Angleman Syndrome (AS), Genomic Imprinting

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Fetal chromosome region 15q11
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2019-05-14
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Chr 15q11

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Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 胎儿染色体区域 15q11
Synonyms: 胎儿染色体区域(染色体部位、染色体区、染色体区带、染色体部) 15q11
it-IT Italian (Italy) Regione cromosomica 15q11
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Región 15q11 del cromosoma fetal
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Region chromosomowy 15q11 u płodu