RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Chromosomal rearrangements in the 11p15 imprinted region: 17 new 11p15.5 duplications with associated phenotypes and putative functional consequences JF Journal of Medical Genetics JO J Med Genet FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP jmedgenet-2017-104919 DO 10.1136/jmedgenet-2017-104919 A1 Solveig Heide A1 Sandra Chantot-Bastaraud A1 Boris Keren A1 Madeleine D Harbison A1 Salah Azzi A1 Sylvie Rossignol A1 Caroline Michot A1 Marilyn Lackmy-Port Lys A1 Bénédicte Demeer A1 Claudine Heinrichs A1 Ron S Newfield A1 Pierre Sarda A1 Lionel Van Maldergem A1 Véronique Trifard A1 Eloise Giabicani A1 Jean-Pierre Siffroi A1 Yves Le Bouc A1 Irène Netchine A1 Frédéric Brioude YR 2017 UL http://jmg.bmj.com/content/early/2017/12/09/jmedgenet-2017-104919.abstract AB Background The 11p15 region contains two clusters of imprinted genes. Opposite genetic and epigenetic anomalies of this region result in two distinct growth disturbance syndromes: Beckwith-Wiedemann (BWS) and Silver-Russell syndromes (SRS). Cytogenetic rearrangements within this region represent less than 3% of SRS and BWS cases. Among these, 11p15 duplications were infrequently reported and interpretation of their pathogenic effects is complex.Objectives To report cytogenetic and methylation analyses in a cohort of patients with SRS/BWS carrying 11p15 duplications and establish genotype/phenotype correlations.Methods From a cohort of patients with SRS/BWS with an abnormal methylation profile (using ASMM-RTQ-PCR), we used SNP-arrays to identify and map the 11p15 duplications. We report 19 new patients with SRS (n=9) and BWS (n=10) carrying de novo or familial 11p15 duplications, which completely or partially span either both telomeric and centromeric domains or only one domain.Results Large duplications involving one complete domain or both domains are associated with either SRS or BWS, depending on the parental origin of the duplication. Genotype-phenotype correlation studies of partial duplications within the telomeric domain demonstrate the prominent role of IGF2, rather than H19, in the control of growth. Furthermore, it highlights the role of CDKN1C within the centromeric domain and suggests that the expected overexpression of KCNQ1OT1 from the paternal allele (in partial paternal duplications, excluding CDKN1C) does not affect the expression of CDKN1C.Conclusions The phenotype associated with 11p15 duplications depends on the size, genetic content, parental inheritance and imprinting status. Identification of these rare duplications is crucial for genetic counselling.