A Case of Angelman Syndrome Arising as a Result of a De Novo Robertsonian Translocation

S. Ramsden, L. Gaunt, A. Seres-Santamaria, J. Clayton-Smith
1996 Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae twin research  
A male child has been identified with Angelman syndrome. He has been shown to carry a de novo Robertsonian 15/15 translocation where both chromosome 15s have been derived from the father. Consequently the disease in this instance is due to paternal uniparental disomy.
doi:10.1017/s0001566000001410 pmid:8872042 fatcat:qbosvop4jzcv3owvlurcrnu644