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. 2023 Aug 25;28(8):3182–3193. doi: 10.1038/s41380-023-02208-7

Table 3.

Molecular basis of Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS)/Angelman syndrome (AS).

Chromosome location Imprinting disorder Molecular defects (frequency) Mouse model Reference
15q11–q13 PWS

6MB paternal deletion (60%)

mat UPD (36%)

Imprinting defect (3%)

Deletion of SNORD116 (rare)

pat-Del(Snrpn-Ube3a) 500 kb Deletion from Snrpn to Ube3a

PWS-IC deletions of 4.8 kb/6Kb/35 kb

[21, 22, 150155]
15q11–q13 AS

6MB maternal deletion (75%)

pat UPD (1-2%)

Imprinting defect (1–3%)

UBE3A point mutation

(5-10%)

mat-Del(7Gabrb3-Ube3a)1yhj 1.68 Mb deletion from Gabrb3 and Ube3a

Ube3atm1Alb, Ube3aStop/+, Ube3atm1Yelg, Ube3atm2Yelg

Ube3a Knockout

[18, 156159]