We define the family of truncated Laguerre polynomials Pn(x; z), orthogonal with respect to the linear functional ℓ defined by ⟨ℓ, p⟩ = z 0 p(x)x α e −x dx, α > −1. The connection between Pn(x; z) and the polynomials Sn(x; z) (obtained through the symmetrization process) constitutes a key element in our analysis. As a consequence, several properties of the polynomials Pn(x; z) and Sn(x; z) are studied taking into account the relation between the parameters of the three-term recurrence relations that they satisfy. Asymptotic expansions of these coefficients are given. Discrete Painlevé and Painlevé equations associated with such coefficients appear in a natural way. An electro-static interpretation of the zeros of such polynomials as well as the dynamics of the zeros in terms of the parameter z are given.
MSC Classification: Primary: 42C05; 33C50