ESPE Abstracts

Background: Genomic imprinting is the process by which preferential methylation of one parental allele results in parent of origin specific expression of particular genes. Methylation is established during gametogenesis and is maintained throughout development. Alterations in any of the processes in the establishment and maintenance of methylation can lead to aberrant imprinting, which can result in either reactivation of the original silent allele or the sile...

Introduction: Schaaf-Yang syndrome (SYS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder first identified in 2013, characterized by features overlapping with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) but distinguished by unique symptoms, such as joint contractures and high rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). SYS is caused by pathogenic heterozygous variants in the paternally-derived MAGEL2 allele. We sought to describe a case series of three SYS patients, highlighting t...