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Paternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 20 is a very rare chromosomal anomaly in which both copies of chromosome 20 are inherited from the father. The main features described are high birth weight and/or early-onset obesity, relative macrocephaly, and tall stature. Most patients were ascertained during sporadic pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1b testing and have UPD involving variable segments of the long arm of chromosome 20.
No clinical trials have been registered for paternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 20.
2 publications have been identified in PubMed for paternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 20. Research spans Other (50%) and Case Report / Case Series (50%).
Manero-Azua A (2024). [PMID: 39736869](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39736869/). *Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Schmok T (2024). [PMID: 38837660](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38837660/). *Am J Med Genet A*. [Other]
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