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ArticleClinical epigenetics2025

Maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 7: how chromosome 7-encoded imprinted genes contribute to the Silver-Russell phenotype.

Matthias Begemann, Anna Lengyel, Eva Pinti, Árpád Ferenc Kovács, György Fekete, Svea Stratmann, Jeremias Krause, Miriam Elbracht, Florian Kraft, Thomas Eggermann

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Matthias BegemannMedical Faculty, Centre for Human Genetics and Genome Medicine, RWTH University Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Anna LengyelPediatric Center Tuzolto Street Department, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Eva PintiPediatric Center Tuzolto Street Department, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Árpád Ferenc KovácsPediatric Center Tuzolto Street Department, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
György FeketePediatric Center Tuzolto Street Department, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Svea StratmannScience for Life Laboratory, Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Jeremias KrauseMedical Faculty, Centre for Human Genetics and Genome Medicine, RWTH University Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Miriam ElbrachtMedical Faculty, Centre for Human Genetics and Genome Medicine, RWTH University Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Florian KraftMedical Faculty, Centre for Human Genetics and Genome Medicine, RWTH University Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Thomas EggermannMedical Faculty, Centre for Human Genetics and Genome Medicine, RWTH University Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany. teggermann@ukaachen.de.

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft EG 115/13-1
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Abstract

backgroundSilver-Russell syndrome (SRS) is a rare congenital growth disorder which is associated with molecular alterations affecting imprinted regions on chromosome 11p15 and maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 7 (upd(7)mat). In 11p15, imprinted regions contributing to the SRS phenotype could be identified, whereas on chromosome 7 at least two regions in 7q32 and 7p13 are in discussion as SRS candidate regions. We report on DNA and RNA data from upd(7)mat patients and a monozygotic twin pair with a postnatal SRS phenotype carrying a small intragenic deletion within GRB10 to delineate the contribution of upd(7)mat and imprinted genes on this chromosome to the SRS phenotype.

resultsGenome sequencing in the monozygotic twins revealed a 18 kb deletion within the paternal allele of the GRB10 gene. Expression of GRB10 in blood of the twins as well as in cells from upd(7)mat and upd(7q)mat patients was not altered, whereas RNAseq indicates noticeable changes of the expression of other genes encoded by chromosomes 7 and other genomic regions.

conclusionsOur data indicate that intrauterine growth restriction as the prenatal phenotype of upd(7)mat is caused by defective paternal alleles of the 7q32 region, as well as by overexpression of the maternal GRB10 allele whereas a defective GRB10 paternal allele does not cause this feature. The altered expression of MEST in 7q32 by upd(7)mat is associated with the complete SRS phenotype, whereas maternalization or deletion of the paternal GRB10 copy and duplication of the chromosomal region 7p12 are associated with a postnatal SRS-like phenotype.

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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7Genomic ImprintingGRB10 Adaptor ProteinSilver-Russell SyndromeUniparental DisomyFemaleHumansMalePhenotypeTwins, MonozygoticGRB10 Adaptor ProteinGRB10 protein, humanDeletionGRB10Maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 7MESTSilver–Russell syndrome

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PMCPMC12042466

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