NBME 22 Maternal origin of both chromosomes 15 (NBME Answers)

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submitted by ∗haliburton(224)

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Prader Willi = Paternal deletion (partial or full). Noted for imprinting. Cousin to Angelmann (opposite deletion).

FA 2017: 25% of cases due to maternal uniparental disomy (two maternally imprinted genes are received; no paternal gene received).

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drjungly Physeo video explain this very clearly, +

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submitted by rogeliogs(12)

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Fact: 75% are due to a deletion in the long arm of the chromosome 15.

Input: This question tricked me up because when I saw a deletion in the chr15 as an option I though "I got it" but actually I did not because it is not in the short arm is in the long arm.

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beto there written "studies do not show deletion in the usual site on chromosome 15." +1

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