Posted Fri, May, 03,2013
Published today in Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports is a new case report by Marina Falaleeva, Carlos R. Sulsona, Horst R. Zielke, Kathleen M. Currey, Pierre de la Grange, Vahid Aslanzadeh, Daniel J. Driscoll and Stefan Stamm. Read more about this paper below:
Title
Molecular Characterization of a Patient Presumed to Have Prader-Willi Syndrome
Abstract
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is caused by the loss of RNA expression from an imprinted region on chromosome 15 that includes SNRPN, SNORD115, and SNORD116. Currently, there are no mouse models that faithfully reflect the human phenotype and investigations rely on human post-mortem material. During molecular characterization of tissue deposited in a public brain bank from a patient diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome, we found RNA expression from SNRPN, SNORD115, and SNORD116 which does not support a genetic diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome. The patient was a female, Caucasian nursing home resident with history of morbid obesity (BMI 56.3) and mental retardation. She died at age of 56 from pulmonary embolism. SNORD115 and SNORD116 are unexpectedly stable in post mortem tissue and can be used for post-mortem diagnosis. Molecular characterization of PWS tissue donors can confirm the diagnosis and identify those patients that have been misdiagnosed.
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