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- Title
Possible Phenotypic Consequences of Structural Differences in Idic(15) in a Small Cohort of Patients.
- Authors
Czakó, Márta; Till, Ágnes; Szabó, András; Ripszám, Réka; Melegh, Béla; Hadzsiev, Kinga
- Abstract
Among human supernumerary marker chromosomes, the occurrence of isodicentric form of 15 origin is relatively well known due to its high frequency, both in terms of gene content and associated clinical symptoms. The associated epilepsy and autism are typically more severe than in cases with interstitial 15q duplication, despite copy number gain of approximately the same genomic region. Other mechanisms besides segmental aneuploidy and epigenetic changes may also cause this difference. Among the factors influencing the expression of members of the GABAA gene cluster, the imprinting effect and copy number differences has been debated. Limited numbers of studies investigate factors influencing the interaction of GABAA cluster homologues. Five isodicentric (15) patients are reported with heterogeneous symptoms, and structural differences of their isodicentric chromosomes based on array comparative genomic hybridization results. Relations between the structure and the heterogeneous clinical picture are discussed, raising the possibility that the structure of the isodicentric (15), which has an asymmetric breakpoint and consequently a lower copy number segment, would be the basis of the imbalance of the GABAA homologues. Studies of trans interaction and regulation of GABAA cluster homologues are needed to resolve this issue, considering copy number differences within the isodicentric chromosome 15.
- Subjects
COMPARATIVE genomic hybridization; GENETIC markers; GENE clusters; HUMAN chromosomes; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; CHROMOSOMES
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019, Vol 20, Issue 19, p4935
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms20194935