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Chien SC, Chen CP, Liou JD. Prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling of uniparental disomy. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2022; 61:210-215. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2022.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Cavalheiro CP, Avila E, Gastaldo AZ, Graebin P, Motta CHA, Rodenbusch R, Alho CS. Uniparental disomy of chromosome 21: A statistical approach and application in paternity tests. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2020; 49:102368. [PMID: 32911454 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2020.102368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Considering the overall frequency of paternity investigation cases including mutational events, there is a real possibility that at least a fraction of all inconsistencies reported in paternity cases are caused not by polymerase slippage mutations, but to chromosomic abnormalities, as Uniparental Disomy (UPD). We report here the investigation of a trio paternity case (mother, child and alleged father), with observed inconsistencies that can alternatively be explained by occurrence of maternal uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 21 (miUPD21). A total of 350 short tandem repeat (STR) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers were tested, statistically suggesting true biological linkage within the trio. Additionally, we propose miUPD21 explains, with significantly greater probability, the occurrence of detected inconsistencies, when compared to alternative hypothesis of multiple and simultaneous slippage mutations. Similar cases could have their statistical conclusions improved or even altered by including unusual chromosomal segregation patterns in the hypothesis formulation, as well as in mathematical calculations. Such reports of allelic inconsistencies being explained by chromosomal alterations are common in clinical genetics, and such situations might have impact on forensic investigation.
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- C P Cavalheiro
- Laboratório de Genética Humana e Molecular
- Genética Forense, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia - Ciências Forenses, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Genética Humana e Molecular
- Genética Forense, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia - Ciências Forenses, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Polícia Federal, Setor Técnico Científico, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Humana e Molecular
- Genética Forense, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia - Ciências Forenses, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Humana e Molecular
- Genética Forense, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia - Ciências Forenses, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Instituto de Medicina Social e Criminalística de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Humana e Molecular
- Genética Forense, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia - Ciências Forenses, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Moradkhani K, Cuisset L, Boisseau P, Pichon O, Lebrun M, Hamdi-Rozé H, Maurin ML, Gruchy N, Manca-Pellissier MC, Malzac P, Bilan F, Audrezet MP, Saugier-Veber P, Fauret-Amsellem AL, Missirian C, Kuentz P, Egea G, Guichet A, Creveaux I, Janel C, Harzallah I, Touraine R, Goumy C, Joyé N, Puechberty J, Haquet E, Chantot-Bastaraud S, Schmitt S, Gosset P, Duban-Bedu B, Delobel B, Vago P, Vialard F, Gomes DM, Siffroi JP, Bonnefont JP, Dupont JM, Jonveaux P, Doco-Fenzy M, Sanlaville D, Le Caignec C. Risk estimation of uniparental disomy of chromosome 14 or 15 in a fetus with a parent carrying a non-homologous Robertsonian translocation. Should we still perform prenatal diagnosis? Prenat Diagn 2019; 39:986-992. [PMID: 31273809 DOI: 10.1002/pd.5518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Uniparental disomy (UPD) testing is currently recommended during pregnancy in fetuses carrying a balanced Robertsonian translocation (ROB) involving chromosome 14 or 15, both chromosomes containing imprinted genes. The overall risk that such a fetus presents a UPD has been previously estimated to be around ~0.6-0.8%. However, because UPD are rare events and this estimate has been calculated from a number of studies of limited size, we have reevaluated the risk of UPD in fetuses for whom one of the parents was known to carry a nonhomologous ROB (NHROB). METHOD We focused our multicentric study on NHROB involving chromosome 14 and/or 15. A total of 1747 UPD testing were performed in fetuses during pregnancy for the presence of UPD(14) and/or UPD(15). RESULT All fetuses were negative except one with a UPD(14) associated with a maternally inherited rob(13;14). CONCLUSION Considering these data, the risk of UPD following prenatal diagnosis of an inherited ROB involving chromosome 14 and/or 15 could be estimated to be around 0.06%, far less than the previous estimation. Importantly, the risk of miscarriage following an invasive prenatal sampling is higher than the risk of UPD. Therefore, we do not recommend prenatal testing for UPD for these pregnancies and parents should be reassured.
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute Cochin and Cochin Hospital, APHP, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Service de Génétique-Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire, CHU-Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Genomics, CHU Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Service d'Histologie, Embryologie, Cytogénétique., Groupe Hospitalier Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Service de Génétique, CHU Caen, Université Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- Département de Génétique Médicale, Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Department of Genetics, Normandy Centre for Genomic Medicine and Personalized Medicine, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Department of Genetics, Robert-Debré Teaching Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Département de Génétique Médicale, Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Génétique Biologique Histologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon, Besançon, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Médicale GEN-BIO, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de Génétique-Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire, CHU-Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Service de Génétique-Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire, CHU-Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Cytogénétique Médicale, CHU Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,U1240 Imagerie Moléculaire et Stratégies Théranostiques, Université Clermont Auvergne, INSERM, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Physiopathologie des Maladies Génétiques d'Expression Pédiatrique, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Paris, France
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- Département de Génétique Médicale, Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Département de Génétique Médicale, Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Diagnostic Préimplantatoire, Laboratoire de Diagnostic Génétique, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Centre de Génétique Chromosomique, GH de l'Institut Catholique de Lille-Hopital Saint Vincent de Paul, Lille, France
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- Centre de Génétique Chromosomique, GH de l'Institut Catholique de Lille-Hopital Saint Vincent de Paul, Lille, France
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- Cytogénétique Médicale, CHU Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,U1240 Imagerie Moléculaire et Stratégies Théranostiques, Université Clermont Auvergne, INSERM, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Unité de Cytogénétique, CHI de Poissy St Germain en Laye, Poissy, France.,EA7404-GIG, UFR des Sciences de la Santé Simone Veil, UVSQ, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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- Unité de Cytogénétique, CHI de Poissy St Germain en Laye, Poissy, France.,EA7404-GIG, UFR des Sciences de la Santé Simone Veil, UVSQ, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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- Physiopathologie des Maladies Génétiques d'Expression Pédiatrique, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Paris, France
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- Service d'Histologie, Embryologie, Cytogénétique., Groupe Hospitalier Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Cytogénétique, HUPC Hôpital Cochin, APHP; Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique, CHRU Nancy, Inserm U1256, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Service de Génétique, CHU REIMS, EA3801, UFR de Médecine REIMS, Reims, France
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- Department of Genetics, Lyon University Hospitals, Lyon, France.,Claude Bernard Lyon I University; Lyon Neuroscience Research Centre, CNRS UMR5292, INSERM, Lyon, France
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Although Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a well-described clinical dysmorphic syndrome, DNA testing is required for a definitive diagnosis. A definitive diagnosis can be made in approximately 99% of cases using DNA testing; there are a number of DNA tests that can be used for this purpose, although there is no set standard algorithm of testing. The dilemma arises because of the complex genetic mechanisms at the basis of PWS, which need to be elucidated. To establish the molecular mechanism with a complete work up, involves at least 2 tests. Here we discuss the commonly used tests currently available and suggest a cost-effective approach to diagnostic testing.
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- Arabella Smith
- University of Sydney Clinical School, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
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- Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Genome Diagnostics (Cytogenetics), Children's Hospital Network, PO Box 4001, Westmead, Australia
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Butler MG. Benefits and limitations of prenatal screening for Prader-Willi syndrome. Prenat Diagn 2016; 37:81-94. [PMID: 27537837 DOI: 10.1002/pd.4914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This review summarizes the status of genetic laboratory testing in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) with different genetic subtypes, most often a paternally derived 15q11-q13 deletion and discusses benefits and limitations related to prenatal screening. Medical literature was searched for prenatal screening and genetic laboratory testing methods in use or under development and discussed in relationship to PWS. Genetic testing includes six established laboratory diagnostic approaches for PWS with direct application to prenatal screening. Ultrasonographic, obstetric and cytogenetic reports were summarized in relationship to the cause of PWS and identification of specific genetic subtypes including maternal disomy 15. Advances in genetic technology were described for diagnosing PWS specifically DNA methylation and high-resolution chromosomal SNP microarrays as current tools for genetic screening and incorporating next generation DNA sequencing for noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) using cell-free fetal DNA. Positive experiences are reported with NIPT for detection of numerical chromosomal problems (aneuploidies) but not for structural problems (microdeletions). These reports will be discussed along with future directions for genetic screening of PWS. In summary, this review describes and discusses the status of established and ongoing genetic testing options for PWS applicable in prenatal screening including NIPT and future directions for early diagnosis in PWS. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Merlin G Butler
- Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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Eggermann T, Soellner L, Buiting K, Kotzot D. Mosaicism and uniparental disomy in prenatal diagnosis. Trends Mol Med 2015; 21:77-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2014.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Wang JC, Vaccarello-Cruz M, Ross L, Owen R, Pratt VM, Lightman K, Liu Y, Hafezi K, Cherif D, Sahoo T. Mosaic isochromosome 15q and maternal uniparental isodisomy for chromosome 15 in a patient with morbid obesity and variant PWS-like phenotype. Am J Med Genet A 2013; 161A:1695-701. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jia-Chi Wang
- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute; San Juan Capistrano, California
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute; San Juan Capistrano, California
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute; San Juan Capistrano, California
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- Molecular Genetics, Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute; Chantilly, Virginia
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute; San Juan Capistrano, California
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute; San Juan Capistrano, California
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute; San Juan Capistrano, California
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute; San Juan Capistrano, California
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The proportion of uniparental disomy is increased in Prader-Willi syndrome due to an advanced maternal childbearing age in Korea. J Hum Genet 2013; 58:150-4. [PMID: 23303386 DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2012.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder caused by the absence of expression of the paternal copy of maternally imprinted genes in chromosome region 15q11-13. The genetic subtypes of PWS are classified into deletion (~70%), maternal uniparental disomy (mUPD; 25-30%), imprinting center defects (3-5%) and rare unbalanced translocations. Recently, Matsubara et al. reported a significantly higher maternal age in a trisomy rescue (TR) or gamete complementation (GC) by nondisjunction at maternal meiosis 1 (M1) group than in a deletion group. In the present study, we try to confirm their findings in an ethnically different population. A total of 97 Korean PWS patients were classified into deletional type (n=66), TR/GC (M1) (n=15), TR/GC by nondisjunction at maternal meiosis 2 (n=2), monosomy rescue or postfertilization mitotic nondisjunction (n=4) and epimutation (n=2). Maternal ages at birth showed a significant difference between the deletion group (median age of 29, interquartile range (IQR)=(27,31)) and the TR/GC (M1) group (median age of 35, IQR=(31,38)) (P<0.0001). The relative birth frequency of the TR/GC (M1) group has substantially increased since 2006 when compared with the period before 2005. These findings support the hypothesis that the advanced maternal age at childbirth is a predisposing factor for the development of mUPD because of increased M1 errors.
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Maternal age effect on the development of Prader-Willi syndrome resulting from upd(15)mat through meiosis 1 errors. J Hum Genet 2011; 56:566-71. [PMID: 21633360 DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2011.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is primarily caused by deletions involving the paternally derived imprinted region at chromosome 15q11.2-q13 and maternal uniparental disomy 15 (upd(15)mat). The underlying mechanisms for upd(15)mat include trisomy rescue (TR), gamete complementation (GC), monosomy rescue and post-fertilization mitotic error, and TR/GC is mediated by non-disjunction at maternal meiosis 1 (M1) or meiosis 2 (M2). Of these factors involved in the development of upd(15)mat, M1 non-disjunction is a maternal age-dependent phenomenon. We studied 117 Japanese patients with PWS and identified deletions in 84 patients (Deletion group) and TR/GC type upd(15)mat through M1 non-disjunction in 15 patients (TR/GC (M1) group), together with other types of abnormalities. Maternal age was significantly higher in TR/GC (M1) group than in Deletion group (median (range), 37 (35-45) versus 30 (19-42); P=1.0 × 10(-7)). Furthermore, delayed childbearing age became obvious since the year 2003 in Japan, and relative frequency of TR/GC (M1) group was significantly larger in patients born since the year 2003 than in those born until the year 2002. The results imply that the advanced maternal age at childbirth is a predisposing factor for the development of upd(15)mat because of increased M1 errors.
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Hou A, Lin SP, Ho SY, Chen CFJ, Lin HY, Chen YJ, Huang CY, Chiu HC, Chuang CK, Chen KS. Genetic studies of Prader-Willi patients provide evidence for conservation of genomic architecture in proximal chromosome 15q. Ann Hum Genet 2011; 75:211-21. [PMID: 21198515 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2010.00633.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a neurogenetic disorder associated with recurrent genomic recombination involving low copy repeats (LCRs) located in the human chromosome 15q11-q13. Previous studies of PWS patients from Asia suggested that there is a higher incidence of deletion and lower incidence of maternal uniparental disomy (mUPD) compared to that of Western populations. In this report, we present genetic etiology of 28 PWS patients from Taiwan. Consistent with the genetic etiology findings from Western populations, the type II deletion appears to be the most common deletion subtype. Furthermore, the ratio of the two most common deletion subtypes and the ratio of the maternal heterodisomy to isodisomy cases observed from this study are in agreement with previous findings from Western populations. In addition, we identified and further mapped the deletion breakpoints in two patients with atypical deletions using array CGH (comparative genomic hybridization). Despite the relatively small numbers of patients in each subgroup, our findings suggest that the genomic architecture responsible for the recurrent recombination in PWS is conserved in Taiwanese of the Han Chinese heritage and Western populations, thereby predisposing chromosome 15q11-q13 to a similar risk of rearrangements.
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- Aihua Hou
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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Eggermann T, Kotzot D. Uniparentale Disomien. MED GENET-BERLIN 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11825-010-0242-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Zusammenfassung
Der Begriff uniparentale Disomie (UPD) beschreibt eine Chromosomenaberration, bei der beide Homologen/beide Kopien eines Chromosomenabschnitts (Heterodisomie) bzw. 2 Kopien eines Homologen/eines Chromosomenabschnitts (Isodisomie) von nur einem Elternteil herrühren. Man kann UPDs ganzer Chromosomen von segmentalen und von komplexen UPDs unterscheiden. Mögliche mit einer UPD assoziierte Probleme sind Trisomiemosaike, Homozygotie autosomal-rezessiv vererbter Mutationen, Vater-Kind- und Mutter-Tochter-Übertragung X-chromosomal vererbter Mutationen und mit einem Genomic Imprinting assoziierte Erkrankungen. Letzteres beschreibt die von der elterlichen Herkunft abhängige monoallelische Expression bestimmter Gene. Bislang bekannte Imprintingerkrankungen sind ein transienter neonataler Diabetes mellitus, das Silver-Russell-Syndrom, das Beckwith-Wiedemann-Syndrom, die upd(14)mat (Temple-Syndrom), die upd(14)pat, das Prader-Willi-Syndrom und das Angelman-Syndrom. Als Entstehungsmechanismen kommen ein Trisomic oder Monosomic Rescue, eine Gametenkomplementation oder ein Postfertilisierungsfehler in Frage. Gesamtinzidenz und -prävalenz sind nicht bekannt, für einzelne mit einer Imprintingerkrankung assoziierte UPDs werden Häufigkeiten bis 1:3400 unter Geburten angegeben. Als Nachweismethoden kommen in der Routinediagnostik vor allem die Mikrosatellitenmarkeranalyse, methylierungsspezifische Polymerasekettenreaktion (PCR) und methylierungsspezifische MLPA („multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification“) zum Einsatz.
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- T. Eggermann
- Aff1_242 grid.412301.5 0000000086531507 Institut für Humangenetik Universitätsklinikum Aachen, RWTH Aachen Pauwelsstraße 30 52074 Aachen Deutschland
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- Aff2_242 grid.5361.1 0000000088532677 Department für Medizinische Genetik, Molekulare und Klinische Pharmakologie Medizinische Universität Innsbruck Innsbruck Österreich
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Whittington JE, Butler JV, Holland AJ. Changing rates of genetic subtypes of Prader-Willi syndrome in the UK. Eur J Hum Genet 2006; 15:127-30. [PMID: 16957680 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
The genetically determined neurodevelopmental disorder, Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), has two main genetic subtypes: a 15q11-q13 deletion affecting the paternally inherited chromosome 15 and chromosome 15 maternal uniparental disomy (mUPD) in which two maternal copies of chromosome 15 are inherited but no paternal copy. It has been accepted that these subtypes occur in approximately 70 and 25% of cases, respectively. This is the first report of a greater proportion (50%) of those with PWS due to mUPD in children presently under 5 years living in the UK. Increasing maternal age at conception is likely to explain the changing proportions in this generation of mothers.
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- Joyce E Whittington
- Department of Psychiatry, Section of Developmental Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Williams CA, Beaudet AL, Clayton-Smith J, Knoll JH, Kyllerman M, Laan LA, Magenis RE, Moncla A, Schinzel AA, Summers JA, Wagstaff J. Angelman syndrome 2005: updated consensus for diagnostic criteria. Am J Med Genet A 2006; 140:413-8. [PMID: 16470747 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 412] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In 1995, a consensus statement was published for the purpose of summarizing the salient clinical features of Angelman syndrome (AS) to assist the clinician in making a timely and accurate diagnosis. Considering the scientific advances made in the last 10 years, it is necessary now to review the validity of the original consensus criteria. As in the original consensus project, the methodology used for this review was to convene a group of scientists and clinicians, with experience in AS, to develop a concise consensus statement, supported by scientific publications where appropriate. It is hoped that this revised consensus document will facilitate further clinical study of individuals with proven AS, and assist in the evaluation of those who appear to have clinical features of AS but have normal laboratory diagnostic testing.
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- Charles A Williams
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, R.C. Philips Unit, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA.
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Crolla JA, Youings SA, Ennis S, Jacobs PA. Supernumerary marker chromosomes in man: parental origin, mosaicism and maternal age revisited. Eur J Hum Genet 2005; 13:154-60. [PMID: 15508017 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The details of all cytogenetic abnormalities diagnosed in the Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory (WRGL) since 1967 to the present day have been recorded in the Salisbury Treasury of Interesting Chromosomes (STOIC). From this resource, we identified 137 patients with constitutional autosomal supernumerary marker chromosomes (SMC) ascertained in four principal groups: (i) 37% with abnormal phenotypes; (ii) 7% couples with reproductive difficulties; (iii) 47% antenatal diagnoses and (iv) 9% miscellaneous. Overall, 81 (59%) SMCs were mosaics and 56 (41%) nonmosaics. Of the 109 cases with known parental origins, 70% were de novo, 19% maternally and 11% paternally inherited. The chromosomal origins of 112/137 (82%) of the SMCs have been determined by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). In all, 36/112 (32%) were derived from nonacrocentric autosomes, and 76/112 (68%) from the acrocentric autosomes 13/21, 14, 15 and 22. Of these acrocentric SMCs, 39 (51%) were derived from chromosome 15, so that SMC(15) constituted 39/112 (35%) of all SMCs with known chromosomal origins. The frequencies with which mosaicism was observed varied considerably according to the chromosomal origin of the SMCs and accounted for 8/39 (20%) SMC(15), 13/37 (35%) SMCs from other acrocentrics and 25/36 (69%) of nonacrocentric SMCs. The data were analysed for parental age effects, and only de novo SMC(15)s were found to be associated with a significantly increased maternal age.
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- John A Crolla
- Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 8BJ, UK.
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Kotzot D. Advanced parental age in maternal uniparental disomy (UPD): implications for the mechanism of formation. Eur J Hum Genet 2004; 12:343-6. [PMID: 14747835 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Uniparental disomy (UPD) describes the inheritance of a pair of chromosomes from only one parent. Meiotic nondisjunction followed by trisomy rescue is considered to be the major mechanism of formation. A literature search for cases with whole chromosome UPD other than UPD 15 was performed. Information on parental age was available in 111 cases with maternal UPD and in 34 cases with paternal UPD. In 52 out of 74 cases with maternal heterodisomy, information on the time of nondisjunction was also available. Around two-thirds of these cases were due to a maternal meiosis I error. Compared with the mean maternal age of 30.0 years in Bavarian mothers, in the year 2000 an advanced mean maternal age of 34.8 years was found in cases with maternal heterodisomy (n=74; P<0.0001). Almost no difference in the mean maternal age was observed between meiosis I errors (35.56 years; n=30) and meiosis II errors (35.78 years; n=14). The mean maternal age was 31.46 years in cases with maternal isodisomy and a normal karyotype (n=24), and the mean paternal age was 31.48 years in cases with paternal isodisomy (n=28). The various mean parental ages in heterodisomic and isodisomic cases are considered to reflect strongly the different mechanisms of formation: trisomy rescue or gamete complementation, which implies a meiotic nondisjunction in maternal heterodisomic UPD, and postzygotic somatic reduplication in cases with paternal and maternal isodisomic UPD.
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- Dieter Kotzot
- Institute of Medical Biology and Human Genetics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
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L'Herminé AC, Aboura A, Brisset S, Cuisset L, Castaigne V, Labrune P, Frydman R, Tachdjian G. Fetal phenotype of Prader-Willi syndrome due to maternal disomy for chromosome 15. Prenat Diagn 2003; 23:938-43. [PMID: 14634983 DOI: 10.1002/pd.732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) results from either paternal deletion of 15q11-q13, or maternal uniparental disomy (UPD) of chromosome 15 or imprinting center mutation. Prenatal diagnosis of PWS is currently indicated for chromosomal parental translocation involving chromosome 15 and for decreased fetal movements during the third trimester of gestation. Here we present the prenatal diagnosis of PWS during the first trimester of gestation and autopsy findings. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) was performed for advanced maternal age at 13 weeks' gestation. CVS showed mosaicism including cells with a normal karyotype and cells with trisomy 15. Amniocentesis showed cells with a normal karyotype. Molecular analysis demonstrated that the fetus had a typical PWS abnormal methylation profile and maternal disomy for chromosome 15. Fetal ultrasound examination showed slightly enlarged lateral ventricles and hypoplasic male external genitalia without intra-uterine growth retardation. The autopsy showed a eutrophic male fetus with facial dysmorphy, hypoplasic genitalia, abnormal position of both feet and posterior hypoplasia of the corpus callosum. This report points out that in a karyotypically normal fetus with ambiguous male external genitalia and cerebral anomalies, extensive cytogenetic and molecular biology studies are strongly recommended because of risk of PWS.
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Eggermann T, Zerres K. Uniparental disomy and Robertsonian translocations: risk estimation and prenatal testing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 7:113-7. [PMID: 14580230 DOI: 10.1007/bf03260026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Uniparental disomy (UPD) is defined by the inheritance of both homologous chromosomes from only one parent, resulting in an imbalance of the expression of imprinted genes. With the recent identification of several diseases associated with UPD, the diagnostic significance of this molecular finding is a focus of interest. Acrocentric chromosomes involved in Robertsonian translocations (RTs) are particularly prone to being affected by mis-segregation events, possibly resulting in UPD. While UPDs of chromosomes 13, 21, and 22 have no clinical consequences, and therefore have no diagnostic impact despite of homozygosity of recessive alleles, prenatal testing for UPDs 14 or 15 is becoming increasingly asked for. METHODS Thirty-one fetuses with nonhomologous balanced RTs involving chromosome 14 were tested for UPD14 by microsatellite typing. RESULTS No cases of maternal UPD14 were detected among the 31 fetuses analyzed. CONCLUSIONS Based on our own data from molecular testing in 31 prenatal RT cases and findings in the published literature, we delineated a risk of 0.3% for a UPD with clinical consequences for prenatally detected carriers of a nonhomologous RT. Prenatal UPD testing is not associated with any additional risk to the pregnancy once invasive prenatal testing has been carried out. However, the possibly conflicting consequences in the case of a prenatal UPD identification should be discussed in advance. Furthermore, risk figures in specific clinical cohorts, such as couples prior to intracytoplasmic sperm injection, as well as questions of prenatal diagnostic management, will be discussed.
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- Thomas Eggermann
- Institute of Human Genetics, University's Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
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Spiekerkoetter U, Eeds A, Yue Z, Haines J, Strauss AW, Summar M. Uniparental disomy of chromosome 2 resulting in lethal trifunctional protein deficiency due to homozygous alpha-subunit mutations. Hum Mutat 2002; 20:447-51. [PMID: 12442268 DOI: 10.1002/humu.10142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The mitochondrial trifunctional protein (TFP) is an enzyme complex of the fatty acid beta-oxidation cycle composed of an alpha- and a beta-subunit. The two encoding genes are located in the same region on chromosome 2 (2p23). TFP deficiency due to either alpha- or beta-subunit mutations is characterized by mutational and phenotypic heterogeneity with severe, early-onset, cardiac forms and milder, later-onset, myopathic phenotypes. In two unrelated patients with lethal TFP deficiency, we delineated apparently homozygous alpha-subunit mutations that were present in heterozygous form in both mothers, but not in either biological father. We performed a microsatellite repeat analysis of both patients and their parents using seven chromosome 2-specific polymorphic DNA markers and four nonchromosome 2 markers. In both patients, two chromosome 2-specific markers demonstrated maternal isodisomy of chromosome 2. The other five chromosome 2-specific markers were noninformative in each patient. Inheritance of alleles from chromosomes 4, 5, and 7 was consistent with paternity. These results explain the apparently anomalous pattern of transmission. Six of our 12 known TFP-deficient patients with alpha-subunit mutations have disease due to homozygous changes and two of them via the mechanism of uniparental disomy (UPD) (16.7%). For very rare autosomal recessive diseases, UPD may represent a common mechanism. This study emphasizes the need to confirm mutations in parents whenever possible. TFP deficiency is another disorder that has become manifest due to isodisomy of chromosome 2. This information will impact genetic counseling for these families, reducing greatly the 25% risk normally used for recessive disorders.
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- Ute Spiekerkoetter
- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
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Vekemans M. [Parental age and genetic risks for the offspring]. GYNECOLOGIE, OBSTETRIQUE & FERTILITE 2002; 30:831-3. [PMID: 12478994 DOI: 10.1016/s1297-9589(02)00446-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Despite numerous studies, the age-related risk of genetic defects in the offspring remains poorly understood. It is clear that the frequency at birth of some mendelian disorders is related to advanced paternal age, but this relationship is heterogeneous and varies from one disorder to another. Similarly, it has been proposed that among commonly observed birth defects, a subgroup of cases may be due to new unrecognized dominant mutations of paternal origin. Finally, despite many years of enquiry, increasing maternal age remains the only incontrovertible factor associated with human aneuploidy.
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- M Vekemans
- Département de génétique et Inserm U393, hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, 149-161, rue de Sèvres, 75743 Paris, France.
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Fritz B, Aslan M, Kalscheuer V, Ramsing M, Saar K, Fuchs B, Rehder H. Low incidence of UPD in spontaneous abortions beyond the 5th gestational week. Eur J Hum Genet 2001; 9:910-6. [PMID: 11840192 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2001] [Revised: 09/07/2001] [Accepted: 10/19/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Approximately 15-20% of all clinically recognised pregnancies abort, most commonly between 8-12 gestational weeks. While the majority of early pregnancy losses is attributed to cytogenetic abnormalities, the aetiology of approximately 40% of early abortions remains unclear. To determine additional factors causing spontaneous abortions we retrospectively searched for uniparental disomies (UPD) in 77 cytogenetically normal diploid spontaneous abortions. In all cases an unbalanced chromosome anomaly was ruled out by cytogenetic investigation of chorionic/amniotic membranes and/or chorionic villi. For UPD screening microsatellite analyses were performed on DNA of abortion specimens and parental blood using highly polymorphic markers showing UPD in two cases. The distribution of markers analysed indicated maternal heterodisomy for chromosome 9 (UPhD(9)mat) in case 1 and paternal isodisomy for chromosome 21 (UPiD(21)pat) in case 2. The originating mechanism suggested was monosomy complementation in UPiD(21)pat and trisomy rescue in UPhD(9)mat. In the case of UPhD(9)mat purulent chorioamnionitis was noted and a distinctly growth retarded embryo of 3 cm crown-rump length showing no gross external malformations. Histological analysis in the case of UPiD(21)pat suggested a primary anlage defect. Our results indicate that less than 3% of genetically unexplained pregnancy wastage is associated with total chromosome UPD. UPD may contribute to anlage defects of human conception. Chromosome aneuploidy correction can occur in very early cleavage stages. More research, however, ought to be performed into placental mosaicism to further clarify timing and mechanisms involved in foetal UPD.
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- B Fritz
- Institute of Clinical Genetics, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany.
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Kotzot D. Complex and segmental uniparental disomy (UPD): review and lessons from rare chromosomal complements. J Med Genet 2001; 38:497-507. [PMID: 11483637 PMCID: PMC1734925 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.38.8.497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To review all cases with segmental and/or complex uniparental disomy (UPD), to study aetiology and mechanisms of formation, and to draw conclusions. DESIGN Searching published reports in Medline. RESULTS The survey found at least nine cases with segmental UPD and a normal karyotype, 22 cases with UPD of a whole chromosome and a simple or a non-homologous Robertsonian translocation, eight cases with UPD and two isochromosomes, one of the short arm and one of the long arm of a non-acrocentric chromosome, 39 cases with UPD and an isochromosome of the long arm of two homologous acrocentric chromosomes, one case of UPD and an isochromosome 8 associated with a homozygous del(8)(p23.3pter), and 21 cases with UPD of a whole or parts of a chromosome associated with a complex karyotype. Segmental UPD is formed by somatic recombination (isodisomy) or by trisomy rescue. In the latter mechanism, a meiosis I error is associated with meiotic recombination and an additional somatic exchange between two non-uniparental chromatids. Subsequently, the chromatid that originated from the disomic gamete is lost (iso- and heterodisomy). In cases of UPD associated with one isochromosome of the short arm and one isochromosome of the long arm of a non-acrocentric chromosome and in cases of UPD associated with a true isochromosome of an acrocentric chromosome, mitotic complementation is assumed. This term describes the formation by misdivision at the centromere during an early mitosis of a monosomic zygote. In cases of UPD associated with an additional marker chromosome, either mitotic formation of the marker chromosome in a trisomic zygote or fertilisation of a gamete with a marker chromosome formed in meiosis by a disomic gamete or by a normal gamete and subsequent duplication are possible. CONCLUSIONS Research in the field of segmental and/or complex UPD may help to explain undiagnosed non-Mendelian disorders, to recognise hotspots for meiotic and mitotic recombinations, and to show that chromosomal segregation is more complex than previously thought. It may also be helpful to map autosomal recessively inherited genes, genes/regions of genomic imprinting, and dysmorphic phenotypes. Last but not least it would improve genetic counselling.
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- D Kotzot
- Institut für Humangenetik, Technische Universität München, Trogerstrasse 32, D-81675 München, Germany.
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Abrams DJ, Aronoff AR, Ann Berend S, Roa BB, Shaffer LG, Geier MR. Prenatal diagnosis of a homologous Robertsonian translocation involving chromosome 15. Prenat Diagn 2001; 21:676-9. [PMID: 11536270 DOI: 10.1002/pd.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We report the prenatal diagnosis of a fetus with a de novo Robertsonian translocation: 45,XY,der(15;15)(q10;q10). Although Robertsonian translocations are common chromosomal rearrangements, those involving homologous chromosomes are infrequent. Since chromosome 15 is imprinted, uniparental disomy (UPD) is a concern when chromosomal rearrangements involving chromosome 15 are identified. In the present case, UPD studies showed normal biparental inheritance. In contrast to the fact that most homologous acrocentric rearrangements are isochromosomes, these results indicate postzygotic formation of a Robertsonian translocation between biparentally inherited chromosomes 15.
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- D J Abrams
- The Genetic Center, The Genetic Centers of America, Owings Mills, MD, USA
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Bassett LL, Michaelis RC, Geiger MH, Tarleton J, Moore CL, Knops JF, Carroll AJ, Proud VK. Prader-Willi syndrome due to maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 15 in a boy with a balanced 3;21 translocation. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 2001; 100:85-6. [PMID: 11337756 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Rajcan-Separovic E, Robinson WP, Stephenson M, Pantzar T, Arbour L, McFadden D, Guscott J. Recurrent trisomy 15 in a female carrier of der(15)t(Y;15)(q12;p13). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 2001; 99:320-4. [PMID: 11252000 DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(2001)9999:9999<::aid-ajmg1173>3.0.co;2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We report on a female carrier of der(15) t(Y;15)(q12;p13) who had two pregnancy losses with trisomy 15 and one with tetraploidy. Molecular analysis showed that both non-disjunction events resulting in the trisomy 15 pregnancies occurred in maternal meiosis I. This finding raises the possibility that there may be an increased risk for trisomy 15 in some carriers of unbalanced t(Y;15) which, if followed by trisomic zygote rescue, may lead to uniparental disomy (UPD).
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- E Rajcan-Separovic
- British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Department of Pathology, Cytogenetics, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Cytogenetic imbalance in the newborn is a frequent cause of mental retardation and birth defects. Although aneuploidy accounts for the majority of imbalance, structural aberrations contribute to a significant fraction of recognized chromosomal anomalies. This review describes the major classes of constitutional, structural cytogenetic abnormalities and recent studies that explore the molecular mechanisms that bring about their de novo occurrence. Genomic features flanking the sites of recombination may result in susceptibility to chromosomal rearrangement. One such substrate for recombination is low-copy region-specific repeats. The identification of genome architectural features conferring susceptibility to rearrangements has been accomplished using methods that enable investigation of regions of the genome that are too small to be visualized by traditional cytogenetics and too large to be resolved by conventional gel electrophoresis. These investigations resulted in the identification of previously unrecognized structural cytogenetic anomalies, which are associated with genetic syndromes and allowed for the molecular basis of some chromosomal rearrangements to be delineated.
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- L G Shaffer
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Shaffer LG, Agan N, Goldberg JD, Ledbetter DH, Longshore JW, Cassidy SB. American College of Medical Genetics statement of diagnostic testing for uniparental disomy. Genet Med 2001; 3:206-11. [PMID: 11388763 PMCID: PMC3111049 DOI: 10.1097/00125817-200105000-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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- L G Shaffer
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Walczak C, Enders H, Grissinger K, Dufke A. Retrospective diagnosis of trisomy 15 in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded placental tissue in a newborn girl with Prader-Willi syndrome. Prenat Diagn 2000; 20:914-6. [PMID: 11113895 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0223(200011)20:11<914::aid-pd939>3.0.co;2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Paternal deletion of 15q11-q13 and maternal uniparental disomy (UPD) of chromosome 15 are the main causes of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). The finding of an UPD(15) is associated with increased maternal age. We present a retrospective diagnosis of a trisomy 15 mosaicism confined to the placenta (CPM) after birth of a girl with clinical features of PWS born to a 43-year-old mother. Chromosome analysis after amniocentesis, performed because of advanced maternal age, had shown a normal female karyotype. In peripheral blood cells molecular studies showed the absence of the paternal allele at the SNRPN locus and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis excluded a deletion of the SNRPN locus on both chromosomes 15. Trisomic cells were detected by FISH on nuclei isolated from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded placental tissue using a DNA-probe specific for the centromeric region of chromosome 15.
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- C Walczak
- Institute of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Tübingen, Wilhelmstr. 27, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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Fridman C, Koiffmann CP. Origin of uniparental disomy 15 in patients with Prader-Willi or Angelman syndrome. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 2000; 94:249-53. [PMID: 10995513 DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20000918)94:3<249::aid-ajmg12>3.0.co;2-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Maternal uniparental disomy (UPD) accounts for approximately 25% of Prader-Willi patients (PWS) and paternal UPD for about 2-5% of Angelman syndrome (AS) patients. These findings and the parental origin of deletions are evidence of genomic imprinting in the cause of PWS and AS. The natural occurrence of UPD individuals allows the study of meiotic mechanisms resulting in chromosomal nondisjunction (ND). We selected patients with UPD15 from our sample of 30 PWS and 40 AS patients to study the origin of ND and the recombination along chromosome 15. These patients were analyzed with 10 microsatellites throughout the entire chromosome 15 (D15S541, D15S542, D15S11, D15S113, GABRB3, CYP19, D15S117, D15S131, D15S984, D15S115). The analysis disclosed seven heterodisomic PWS cases originating by meiosis I (MI) ND (four showed recombination and three no recombination), and one isodisomic PWS UPD15 originating by postzygotic duplication. Among the five paternal UPD15, we detected four isodisomies, three of which showed homozigosity for all markers, corresponding to a mitotic error, and one case originating from a paternal MII ND. Our results indicate that besides maternal MI and MII ND, paternal ND occurs when a PWS UPD15 patient originates from mitotic duplication of the maternal chromosome 15. ND events in AS are mainly due to mitotic errors, but paternal MII ND can occur and give origin to an AS UPD15 individual by two different mechanisms: rescue of a trisomic fetus or fertilization of a nullisomic egg with the disomic sperm, and in this case paternal and maternal ND are necessary.
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- C Fridman
- Department of Biology, Institute of Bioscience, University of Sâo Paulo, Sâo Paulo, Brazil.
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Fridman C, Varela MC, Kok F, Diament A, Koiffmann CP. Paternal UPD15: further genetic and clinical studies in four Angelman syndrome patients. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 2000; 92:322-7. [PMID: 10861661 DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20000619)92:5<322::aid-ajmg6>3.0.co;2-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Among 25 patients diagnosed with Angelman syndrome, we detected 21 with deletion and 4 with paternal uniparental disomy (UPD), 2 isodisomies originating by postzygotic error, and 1 MII nondisjunction event. The diagnosis was obtained by molecular techniques, including methylation pattern analysis of exon 1 of SNRPN and microsatellite analysis of loci within and outside the 15q11-q13 region. Most manifestations present in deletion patients are those previously reported. Comparing the clinical data from our and published UPD patients with those with deletions we observed the following: the age of diagnosis is higher in UPD group (average 7 3/12 years), microcephaly is more frequent among deletion patients, UPD children start walking earlier (average age 2 9/12 years), whereas in deletion patients the average is 4 (1/2) years, epilepsy started later in UPD patients (average 5 10/12 years) than in deletion patients (average 1 11/12 years), weight above the 75th centile is reported mainly in UPD patients, complete absence of speech is more common in the deleted (88.9%) than in the UPD patients because half of the children are able to say few words. Thus, besides the abnormalities already described, the UPD patients have somewhat better verbal development, a weight above the 75th centile, and OFC in the upper normal range.
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- C Fridman
- Department of Biology, Institute of Bioscience, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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Berend SA, Horwitz J, McCaskill C, Shaffer LG. Identification of uniparental disomy following prenatal detection of Robertsonian translocations and isochromosomes. Am J Hum Genet 2000; 66:1787-93. [PMID: 10775524 PMCID: PMC1378034 DOI: 10.1086/302916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2000] [Accepted: 03/13/2000] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Rearrangements of the acrocentric chromosomes (Robertsonian translocations and isochromosomes) are associated with an increased risk of aneuploidy. Given this, and the large number of reported cases of uniparental disomy (UPD) associated with an acrocentric rearrangement, carriers are presumed to be at risk for UPD. However, an accurate risk estimate for UPD associated with these rearrangements is lacking. A total of 174 prenatally identified acrocentric rearrangements, including both Robertsonian translocations and isochromosomes, were studied prospectively to identify UPD for the chromosomes involved in the rearrangements. The overall goal of the study was to provide an estimate of the risk of UPD associated with nonhomologous Robertsonian translocations and homologous acrocentric rearrangements. Of the 168 nonhomologous Robertsonian translocations studied, one showed UPD for chromosome 13, providing a risk estimate of 0.6%. Four of the six homologous acrocentric rearrangements showed UPD, providing a risk estimate of 66%. These cases have also allowed delineation of the mechanisms involved in producing UPD unique to Robertsonian translocations. Given the relatively high risk for UPD in prenatally identified Robertsonian translocations and isochromosomes, UPD testing should be considered, especially for cases involving the acrocentric chromosomes 14 and 15, in which UPD is associated with adverse clinical outcomes.
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- S A Berend
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Uniparental disomy (UPD) refers to the situation in which both copies of a chromosome pair have originated from one parent. In humans, it can result in clinical conditions by producing either homozygosity for recessive mutations or aberrant patterns of imprinting. Furthermore, UPD is frequently found in conjunction with mosaicism for a chromosomally abnormal cell line, which can also contribute to phenotypic abnormalities. Investigations into the mechanisms by which UPD may arise have helped to expand our general awareness of the impact of chromosomal abnormalities and chromosomal mosaicism in normal human development. Specifically, it appears that errors in the transmission of a chromosome from parent to gamete and during early somatic cell divisions are remarkably common but that embryo and cell selection during early embryogenesis help to ensure the presence of a numerically balanced chromosome complement in the developing fetus. UPD is also likely to occur within a portion of cells in all individuals simply as a consequence of somatic recombination occurring during mitotic cell divisions. This can be an important step in cancer development as well as a contributing factor to other late onset diseases. This review summarizes mechanisms by which UPD may arise and their associated clinical consequences.
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- W P Robinson
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, B.C. Research Institute for Children's & Women's Health, Vancouver, Canada.
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Fridman C, Santos M, Ferrari I, Koiffmann CP. A further Angelman syndrome patient with UPD15 due to paternal meiosis II nondisjunction. Clin Genet 2000; 57:86-7. [PMID: 10733242 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2000.570114.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cotter PD, Ledesma CT, Dietz LG, Pusso S, Wohlferd MM, Goldberg JD. Prenatal diagnosis of supernumerary marker 15 chromosomes and exclusion of uniparental disomy for chromosome 15. Prenat Diagn 1999. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199908)19:8<721::aid-pd616>3.0.co;2-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Gyftodimou J, Karadima G, Pandelia E, Vassilopoulos D, Petersen MB. Angelman syndrome with uniparental disomy due to paternal meiosis II nondisjunction. Clin Genet 1999; 55:483-6. [PMID: 10450868 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.1999.550615.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We report a case of Angelman syndrome (AS) with paternal uniparental disomy (pUPD) of chromosome 15. This 6-year-old girl with overgrowth had frequent, but only provoked laughter, was mildly ataxic with limb hypertonia, and had no intelligible speech. She had deep-set eyes, protruding tongue, and prominent chin. The karyotype was normal. DNA analysis with microsatellites from chromosome 15 showed no inheritance of maternal alleles both within and outside the AS critical region. Proximal markers showed reduction to homozygosity of paternal alleles, intermediate markers showed nonreduction, and distal markers reduction, thus suggesting a meiosis II nondisjunction event in the father with two crossovers. This is, to our knowledge, the first reported case of AS due to meiosis II nondisjunction. We present detailed physical measurements in this patient, adding to the clinical description of the milder phenotype in AS due to pUPD.
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- J Gyftodimou
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Child Health, Athens, Greece
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Shaffer LG, McCaskill C, Adkins K, Hassold TJ. Systematic search for uniparental disomy in early fetal losses: The results and a review of the literature. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19981012)79:5<366::aid-ajmg7>3.0.co;2-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Correlations between parental age, aneuploidy in germ cells and recent findings on aetiological factors in mammalian trisomy formation are reviewed. METHODS Data from observations in human oocytes, molecular studies on the origin of extra chromosomes in trisomies, experiments in a mouse model system, and transgenic approaches are shown. RESULTS Errors in chromosome segregation are most frequent in meiosis I of oogenesis in mammals and predominantly predispose specific chromosomes and susceptible chiasmate configurations to maternal age-related nondisjunction. Studies on spindle structure, cell cycle and chromosome behaviour in oocytes of the CBA/Ca mouse used as a model for the maternal age-effect suggest that hormonal homeostasis and size of the follicle pool influence the quality, maturation competence and spindle size of the mammalian oocyte. Predisposition to errors in chromosome segregation are critically dependent on altered cell cycles. Compromised protein synthesis and mitochondrial function affect maturation kinetics and spindle formation, and cause untimely segregation of chromosomes (predivision), mimicking an aged phenotype. CONCLUSIONS Altered cell cycles and untimely resolution of chiasmata but also nondisjunction of late segregating homologues caused by asynchrony in cytoplasmic and nuclear maturation appear to be causal to errors in chromosome segregation with advanced maternal age. Oocytes appear to lack checkpoints guarding against untimely chromosome segregation. Genes and exposures affecting pool size, hormonal homeostasis and interactions between oocytes and their somatic compartment and thus quality of follicles and oocytes have the potential to critically influence chromosome distribution in female meiosis and affect fertility in humans and other mammals.
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Crolla JA, Long F, Rivera H, Dennis NR. FISH and molecular study of autosomal supernumerary marker chromosomes excluding those derived from chromosomes 15 and 22: I. Results of 26 new cases. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1998; 75:355-66. [PMID: 9482641 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19980203)75:4<355::aid-ajmg4>3.0.co;2-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The chromosomal origins and in some cases the molecular composition of 26 autosomal supernumerary marker chromosomes (SMC) were identified using combined fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques. Fifteen were de novo, 4 maternally and 2 paternally transmitted and in 5 cases the parental origin is not known. Eleven cases were non-mosaic and fifteen cases had SMC cell lines ranging from 8-87%. Ten cases were ascertained prenatally, nine postnatally with abnormal phenotypes, three with poor reproductive histories and four co-incidentally. Five SMC were small rings from chromosomes 3, 6 (2 cases), 20 and 21; 8 were bisatellited from chromosomes 13/21 (4 cases), 14 (3 cases) and 14/22 (1 case). The remaining 13 appeared to be minutes comprising centromeric material only from chromosomes 1, 4, 12, 13/21 (2 cases), 14 (3 cases), 16 (2 cases), 19; 5/19, and a centric fusion involving 13 or 21 and 14. Euchromatin was detected in 9 out of 18 SMC tested with paints and/or PCR, and abnormal phenotypes were most commonly observed in patients with small ring shaped SMCs containing euchromatic sequences. Uniparental paternal isodisomy (UPD) for chromosome 6 was detected in one patient but was the only example of UPD for the normal homologues in association with an autosomal SMC in an overall total of 30 cases examined.
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- J A Crolla
- Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Salisbury District Hospital, Wiltshire, United Kingdom.
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