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ArticleIranian Red Crescent medical journal2013

Identification of Chromosome Abnormalities in Subtelomeric Regions Using Multiplex Ligation Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) Technique in 100 Iranian Patients With Idiopathic Mental Retardation.

Farkhondeh Behjati, Saghar Ghasemi Firouzabadi, Firoozeh Sajedi, Kimia Kahrizi, Mostafa Najafi, Behruz Ebrahimizade Ghasemlou, Yousef Shafeghati, Fatemeh Behnia, Ali Reza Mohammadi Arya, Hossein Karimi and 9 more

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Farkhondeh BehjatiGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Saghar Ghasemi FirouzabadiGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Firoozeh SajediPediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Kimia KahriziGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Mostafa NajafiGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Behruz Ebrahimizade GhasemlouGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Yousef ShafeghatiSarem Cell Research Center, Sarem Hospital, Tehran, IR Iran ; Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Fatemeh BehniaDepartment of Occupational Therapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Ali Reza Mohammadi AryaUniversity of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Hossein KarimiZafar Rehabilitation Clinic, Tehran, IR Iran.
Fatemeh HadipourSarem Cell Research Center, Sarem Hospital, Tehran, IR Iran.
Zahra HadipourSarem Cell Research Center, Sarem Hospital, Tehran, IR Iran.
Peyman JamaliShahroud Welfare Organization, Shahroud, IR Iran.
Roxana KariminejadPathology and Genetics Center, Tehran, IR Iran.
Hossein DarvishDepartment of Medical Genetics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Ideh BahmanGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Eiman BagherizadehSarem Cell Research Center, Sarem Hospital, Tehran, IR Iran.
Hossein NajmabadiGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Roshanak VameghiPediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.

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backgroundMental retardation/Developmental delay (MR/DD) is present in 1 - 3% of the general population (1, 2). MR is defined as a significant impairment of both cognitive (IQ < 70) and social adaptive functions, with onset before 18 years of age.

objectivesThe purpose was to determine the results of subtelomeric screening by the Multiplex Ligation Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) Technique in 100 selected patients with idiopathic mental retardation (IMR) in Iran. MATERIALS AND

methodsA number of 100 patients with IMR, normal karyotypes and negative fragile-X and metabolic tests were screened for subtelomeric abnormalities using MLPA technique.

resultsNine of 100 patients showed subtelomeric abnormalities with at least one of the two MLPA kits. Deletion in a single region was found in 3 patients, and in two different subtelomeric regions in 1 patient. Duplication was only single and was present in 2 patients. Three patients were found to have both a deletion and duplication.MLPA testing in the parental samples of 7 patients which was accessible showed that 4 patients were de novo, 2 patients had inherited from a clinically normal mother, and one had inherited from a clinically normal father. Screening with the two MLPA kits (SALSA P036 and SALSA P070) proved abnormality in only five of the 9 patients.

conclusionsSo, the prevalence rate of abnormal subtelomeres using MLPA technique in patients with idiopathic MR in our study was 5 - 9%, the higher limit referring to the positive results of one of the two MLPA kits, and the lower limit representing the results of positive double-checking with the two MLPA kits.

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Hypersomnolence IdiopathicLigationMental Retardation

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