A deletion of the HBII-85 class of small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) is associated with hyperphagia, obesity and hypogonadism.

de Smith, A; Purmann, C; Walters, R; Ellis, R; Holder, SE; Haelst, V; Brady, A; Fairbrother, U; Dattani, M; Keogh, J; Henning, E; Yeo, G; O'Rahilly, S; Froguel, P; Farooqi, I; Blakemore, A

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A deletion of the HBII-85 class of small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) is associated with hyperphagia, obesity and hypogonadism.

Abstract:: Genetic studies in patients with severe early-onset obesity have provided insights into the molecular and physiological pathways that regulate body weight in humans. We report a 19-year-old male with hyperphagia and severe obesity, mild learning difficulties and hypogonadism, in whom diagnostic tests for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) had been negative. We carried out detailed clinical and metabolic phenotyping of this patient and investigated the genetic basis of this obesity syndrome using Agilent 185 k array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) and Affymetrix 6.0 genotyping arrays. The identified deletion was validated using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification and long-range PCR, followed by breakpoint sequencing which enabled precise localization of the deletion. We identified a approximately 187 kb microdeletion at chromosome 15q11-13 that encompasses non-coding small nucleolar RNAs (including HBII-85 snoRNAs) which were not expressed in peripheral lymphocytes from the patient. Characterization of the clinical phenotype revealed increased ad libitum food intake, normal basal metabolic rate when adjusted for fat-free mass, partial hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and growth failure. We have identified a novel deletion on chromosome 15q11-13 in an individual with hyperphagia, obesity, hypogonadism and other features associated with PWS, which is normally caused by deficiency of several paternally expressed imprinted transcripts within chromosome 15q11-13, a region that includes multiple protein-coding genes as well as several non-coding snoRNAs. These findings provide direct evidence for the role of a particular family of non-coding RNAs, the HBII-85 snoRNA cluster, in human energy homeostasis, growth and reproduction.

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de Smith, A., Purmann, C., Walters, R., Ellis, R., Holder, S. E., Haelst, V., Brady, A., Fairbrother, U., Dattani, M., Keogh, J., Henning, E., Yeo, G., O'Rahilly, S., Froguel, P., Farooqi, I., & Blakemore, A. (2009). A deletion of the HBII-85 class of small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) is associated with hyperphagia, obesity and hypogonadism. Human Molecular Genetics, 18(17), 3257–3265.

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de Smith, A., et al. “A Deletion of the HBII-85 Class of Small Nucleolar RNAs (SnoRNAs) Is Associated with Hyperphagia, Obesity and Hypogonadism.” Human Molecular Genetics, vol. 18, no. 17, 2009, pp. 3257–65.

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Smith, A de, C Purmann, R Walters, R Ellis, SE Holder, V Haelst, A Brady, et al. 2009. “A Deletion of the HBII-85 Class of Small Nucleolar RNAs (SnoRNAs) Is Associated with Hyperphagia, Obesity and Hypogonadism.” Human Molecular Genetics 18 (17): 3257–65.
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