Fear C N, Mutton D E, Berry A C, Heckmatt J Z, Dubowitz V
Dev Med Child Neurol. 1985 Jun;27(3):305-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1985.tb04540.x.
Nineteen children with the clinical features of Prader-Willi syndrome were karyotyped, using both routine Giemsa banding and high-resolution techniques. Chromosome abnormalities involving chromosome 15 were found in 10, entirely normal chromosomes in five and for the remaining four the findings were either equivocal or difficult to interpret. There was no clinical distinction between cases with and without the chromosome anomaly. Examination of three parents and a group of controls showed that the proximal end of the long arm of chromosome 15 may have a considerable degree of normal variation, which can make interpretation difficult.
对19名具有普拉德-威利综合征临床特征的儿童进行了核型分析,采用了常规吉姆萨染色法和高分辨率技术。10名儿童发现涉及15号染色体的染色体异常,5名儿童的染色体完全正常,其余4名儿童的结果要么模棱两可,要么难以解释。有染色体异常和无染色体异常的病例之间没有临床区别。对三名父母和一组对照的检查表明,15号染色体长臂的近端可能有相当程度的正常变异,这可能会使解释变得困难。