Where is chromosome 15 located

It is unclear how a loss of these genes increases the risk of intellectual disability, seizures, behavioral problems, and psychiatric disorders in some individuals with a 15q Other people with a 15q In these individuals, the microdeletion is often detected when they undergo genetic testing because they have an affected relative.

It is unknown why 15q Researchers believe that additional genetic or environmental factors may be involved. Specifically, affected individuals are missing between 1. The exact size of the deletion varies, but all individuals are missing the same 1. This region contains several genes that are thought to be important for normal development. It is unclear how a loss of these genes leads to intellectual disability, distinctive facial features, and other abnormalities often seen in people with a 15q24 microdeletion.

A type of blood cancer known as acute promyelocytic leukemia is caused by a rearrangement translocation of genetic material between chromosomes 15 and This mutation is acquired during a person's lifetime and is present only in certain cells.

This type of genetic change, called a somatic mutation, is not inherited. The t 15;17 translocation is called a balanced reciprocal translocation because the pieces of chromosome are exchanged with each other reciprocal and no genetic material is gained or lost balanced. The PML gene on chromosome 15 provides instructions for a protein that acts as a tumor suppressor, which means it prevents cells from growing and dividing too rapidly or in an uncontrolled way.

The PML protein blocks cell growth and division proliferation and induces self-destruction apoptosis in combination with other proteins. A transcription factor is a protein that attaches binds to specific regions of DNA and helps control the activity of particular genes. As a result, blood cells are stuck at the promyelocyte stage, and they proliferate abnormally. Excess promyelocytes accumulate in the bone marrow and normal white blood cells cannot form, leading to acute promyelocytic leukemia.

Angelman syndrome results from a loss of gene activity expression in a specific part of chromosome 15 in each cell. This region is located on the q arm of the chromosome and is designated 15qq This region contains a gene called UBE3A that, when mutated or absent, likely causes the characteristic neurologic features of Angelman syndrome.

People normally inherit one copy of the UBE3A gene from each parent, and both copies of this gene are active in many of the body's tissues. In certain areas of the brain, however, only the copy inherited from a person's mother the maternal copy is active. If the maternal copy is lost because of a chromosomal change or a gene mutation, a person will have no working copies of the UBE3A gene in some parts of the brain.

In most cases about 70 percent , Angelman syndrome results from a deletion in the maternal copy of chromosome This chromosomal change deletes the region of chromosome 15 that includes the UBE3A gene.

Because the copy of the UBE3A gene inherited from a person's father the paternal copy is normally inactive in certain parts of the brain, a deletion in the maternal chromosome 15 leaves no active copies of the UBE3A gene in these brain regions.

In 3 percent to 7 percent of cases of Angelman syndrome, the condition results when a person inherits two copies of chromosome 15 from his or her father instead of one copy from each parent. This phenomenon is called paternal uniparental disomy UPD. People with paternal UPD for chromosome 15 have two copies of the UBE3A gene, but they are both inherited from the father and are therefore inactive in the brain.

About 10 percent of cases of Angelman syndrome are caused by a mutation in the UBE3A gene, and another 3 percent results from a defect in the DNA region that controls the activation of the UBE3A gene and other genes on the maternal copy of chromosome In a small percentage of cases, Angelman syndrome is caused by a chromosomal rearrangement translocation or by a mutation in a gene other than UBE3A.

These genetic changes abnormally inactivate the UBE3A gene. Prader-Willi syndrome is caused by a loss of active genes in a region of chromosome It is the same part of chromosome 15 that is usually affected in people with Angelman syndrome, although different genes are associated with the two disorders.

People can have either Prader-Willi syndrome or Angelman syndrome, but they typically cannot have both. Some genes on this chromosome are turned on active only on the copy inherited from a person's father the paternal copy. In about 70 percent of cases, Prader-Willi syndrome occurs when the 15qq13 region of the paternal chromosome 15 is deleted in each cell. A person with this chromosomal change will be missing certain critical genes in this region because the genes on the paternal copy have been deleted, and the genes on the maternal copy are turned off inactive.

Researchers are working to identify which missing genes are associated with the characteristic features of Prader-Willi syndrome. In about 25 percent of cases, people with Prader-Willi syndrome inherit two copies of chromosome 15 from their mother instead of one copy from each parent. This phenomenon is called maternal UPD. A person with two maternal copies of chromosome 15 will have no active copies of certain genes in the 15qq13 region.

In a small percentage of cases, Prader-Willi syndrome is caused by a chromosomal rearrangement called a translocation. Rarely, the condition results from a mutation or other defect that abnormally inactivates genes on the paternal copy of chromosome Most cases of PWS are sporadic with an approximate equity among ethnic groups and sex.

The estimated prevalence of PWS is one in 10, to one in 30, 2. PWS is characterized by infantile hypotonia, a poor suck reflex with feeding difficulties, short stature with small hands and feet, hypogonadism secondary to hormone deficiencies, mild intellectual disability, behavior problems, and hyperphagia often with onset between 6 and 8 years of age that persists into adulthood and results in obesity if environmental controls are not in place. During infancy, characteristic craniofacial features are seen including a narrow bifrontal diameter, strabismus, small upturned nose with a thin upper lip, and down-turned corners of mouth, sticky saliva, and enamel hypoplasia 2 , 4 , 6 , Cognition is generally reduced based on the family background and behavior problems beginning in childhood include self-injury skin picking , outbursts, stubbornness, and temper tantrums with psychiatric problems occurring during this time or later in adolescence or young adulthood 2.

Behavioral problems include anxiety, mood disorders, psychosis, and autism that may correlate with specific PWS genetic subtypes or molecular classes Historically, PWS is divided into two clinical stages with failure to thrive during infancy representing the first clinical stage and hyperphagia with onset of obesity representing the second stage 2.

Phase 3 begins at around 6—8 years of age Angelman syndrome is characterized by developmental delay often not apparent until about 6 months of age and subsequent onset of often difficult to control seizures, tremor, wide-based gait, and ataxia with a characteristic happy demeanor 3.

By this time, parents may recognize the happy demeanor that includes frequent laughing, smiling, and excitability.

They often develop seizures at ages 1—3 years Epilepsy can be intractable and has a characteristic appearance on EEG described as an increased delta power with a characteristic triphasic wave. Individuals with AS are described as ataxic in their movements and walking 24 , Stereotypic behaviors include a love of water and crinkly paper and individuals with AS are characteristically non-verbal and categorized as severely intellectual disabled.

However, it is notable that individuals with AS have skills not well-captured on the currently available objective neuropsychological tests. They have strong abilities in manipulating electronics, but behaviors can be challenging and include anxiety with short attention spans.

As patients with PWS or AS may present with variable phenotypes depending on the molecular class and because potential treatment and surveillance approaches exist for each, a logical flowchart is needed for ordering genetic tests by the clinician evaluating these patients. The focus of our report is to describe the clinical and genetic findings of these two genomic imprinting disorders and illustrate genetic testing options available in the clinical setting and the order in which the different genetic tests can be obtained most productively.

To serve as an example of the importance of high-resolution SNP microarray testing, a large multisite cohort of participants with genetically confirmed PWS were recruited in the USA and grouped into three molecular classes. They were further characterized as 15q11—q13 deletion subtypes, maternal disomy 15 subclasses and imprinting center defects In persons identified to have a deletion of chromosome 15, it is important to consider whether a balanced translocation could be present in the proband's father as this increases the recurrence risk of PWS in the father's offspring.

In a related study, further analysis of imprinting defects in PWS was carried out by Hartin et al. In the 60 individuals with segmental isodisomy 15 reported by Butler et al. Thirty-two individuals had one LOH segment, 25 individuals had two segments and three individuals had three segments.

The most common LOH sites were the proximal 15q11—q13 region and distal 15q26 region including the 15q12 and 15q The presence of maternal UPD15 and specific subclass segmental or total isodisomy determination may impact diagnosis and medical care surveillance as a second genetic condition may be present if the mother is a carrier of a recessive gene allele located in the LOH region leading to two identical copies.

Hundreds of potentially disease-causing genes are found on chromosome 15 and these diseases should be checked or monitored closely in those with segmental or total isodisomy of chromosome A proposed genetic testing flowchart to identify the different molecular classes for both PWS and AS patients can be seen in Graphical Abstract. Four recognized molecular classes have been identified in AS which may be categorized by the impact on the methylation of the chromosome 15 region.

The most common subtype is a deletion of the maternal 15q In individuals with a deletion on the maternal copy of chromosome 15, one must consider whether there are signs on the chromossomal microarray showing disturbances that indicate there could be a maternal translocation. This increases the recurrence risk of AS in future maternal offspring. In individuals with a defect in the imprint control center, epigenetic marking in the germline fails to properly switch from a paternal pattern with silenced UBE3A expression to allow a maternal pattern of expression at the UBE3A gene.

Mosaic cases of imprinting center defects in which a percentage of cells lack expression of the 15q If the mutation is deemed to be inherited, we recommend consideration of testing the patient's maternal grandfather as this could have implications for the maternal aunt's future children.

A dietitian plays an important role in care at first to address failure to thrive and later in childhood to avoid obesity with diet intervention with restriction and use of exercise programs which is a concern noted more commonly for PWS, but now recognized in AS in some individuals. Clinical geneticists, orthopedic specialists, primary care physicians, specialized occupational OT , physical PT and speech SLP therapists, mental health experts, sleep specialists, mental health experts, and endocrinologists are needed to address the multiple health issues in PWS that may occur.

An AS team includes clinical geneticists, neurologists, specialized therapists for PT, OT, and SLP services, sleep specialists, gastroenterology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopedics, and mental health experts.

For PWS, appropriate medical care, management and counseling are goals to control weight gain and to monitor and treat associated comorbid conditions, behavior, and psychiatric problems. Growth and other hormone deficiencies common in this disorder require treatment. Rigorous control of the diet with food security and a managed routine environment with regular exercise are important strategies to control hyperphagia, obesity and related complications required throughout life. AS requires early intervention including knowledge of specialized therapeutic interventions such as augmentative and assistive communication devices and a strengthening program of intensive developmental exercises and activities for reaching maximal potential e.

Maximizing all aspects of care including sleep disorders and constipation greatly influence seizure control. A specialized center familiar with the intricacies and unique aspects of these disorders can affect outcome. For PWS, an early diagnosis should be made during infancy to initiate growth hormone treatment, manage feeding concerns, obesity, hormone deficiencies, developmental delays, and behavioral problems.

Diagnosis in AS also ensures early therapies which impact developmental outcomes, as well as seizure prophylaxis including preparation with appropriate benzodiazepines. Other interventions that may prove beneficial include specialized diets for individuals with AS such as the ketogenic diet or low glycemic index therapy LGIT.

Early diagnosis may also lower the costs of medical care by preventing extended hospitalizations related to feeding problems in individuals with PWS and seizures for children with AS. Identifying the PWS or AS molecular class with advanced genetic testing such as high-resolution SNP microarrays will allow more accurate diagnosis, leading to better indicators for prognosis, and more accurate genetic counseling of family members.

The subtype or classes impacts diagnosis, potential recurrence risk for family members, prognosis and monitoring for other genetic conditions and high-risk features related to the molecular class. For example, autistic features and psychosis are more common in those with PWS and maternal disomy 15 and may relate to the specific UPD15 subclasses.

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