Exam: Genetic Disorders in Paediatrics Complete Guide to Aneuploidies Down Syndrome Turner Syndrome Microdeletion and Imprinting Disorders
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A child presents with excessive appetite, severe obesity, short stature, intellectual disability, and hypogonadism. Which genetic mechanism explains this disorder?
A
Loss of paternal chromosome 15 gene expression
B
Loss of maternal chromosome 15 gene expression
C
Trisomy 21
D
Deletion of chromosome 5