title: The Prader-Willi syndrome with a 15/3 translocation.
abstract: A de novo translocation of 15q to 3p with complete monosomy of 15p and partial monosomy of 15q was detected by trypsin banding on peripheral lymphocytes of a 5-year-old boy with Prader-Willi syndrome (severe mental retardation, dyslalia, cryptorchidism, and muscular hypotonia). The pathogenic role of chromosome 15 abnormalities in the aetiology of this syndrome is discussed.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002900:Chromosomes, Human, 1-3; D002901:Chromosomes, Human, 13-15; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011218:Prader-Willi Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D014178:Translocation, Genetic