"Microdeletion syndrome"

Single-Gene Deletion of FGF3 in a Patient With Features of 11q13 Microdeletion Syndrome. Chromosome 11q13 microdeletion syndrome, or otodental syndrome, involves dental, auditory, and ocular anomalies linked to deletions in the 11q13.2q13.4 region. We report a 1-year-old girl with a 43 kb deletion of the FGF3 gene on chromosome 11q13.3, exhibiting otodental dysplasia, hearing difficulty

Vaccine immunity in patients with 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome. Patients with microdeletion 22q11.2 syndrome (MDS) exhibit immunological defects, characterized by abnormalities in the development of the thymus, which plays a crucial role in T-cell maturation and immune response. As a result, these patients may have impaired adaptive immunity, with decreased responses to vaccination

Intrauterine ultrasound phenotyping, molecular characteristics, and postnatal follow-up of fetuses with the 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 microdeletion syndrome: a single-center, retrospective clinical study. The 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 microdeletion is associated with neurodevelopmental diseases. However, most studies on this microdeletion have focused on adults and children. Thus, in this study, we summarized

2q31 microdeletion syndrome with the velocardiofacial phenotype and review of the literature: a case report. The 2q31 deletion results in a distinct phenotype characterized by varying degrees of developmental delay, short stature, facial dysmorphism, and variable limb defects. Dysmorphic features include microcephaly, downslanting palpebral fissures, a long and flat philtrum, micrognathia , which include facial dysmorphism, congenital heart disease (persistent truncus arteriosus and ostium secundum-type atrial septal defect), and a seizure syndrome. Array comparative genomic hybridization revealed a non-continous deletion spanning cytobands 2q31.1-to 2q31.3, confirming a diagnosis of 2q31 microdeletion syndrome. The patient has undergone supportive therapies for swallowing and speech

Czech family confirms the new 1p36.13-1p36.12 microdeletion syndrome. Confirmation of the newly described 1p36.13-1p36.12 microdeletion syndrome by finding of a 2,2 Mb deletion in the critical region in a Czech two generation family with a very similar phenotype, but in addition also polyneuropathy of lower limbs.

Prenatal diagnosis of HNF1B-associated renal cysts: Need to differentiate intragenic variants from 17q 12 microdeletion syndrome? 17q12 microdeletions containing HNF1B and intragenic variants within this gene are associated with variable developmental, endocrine, and renal anomalies, often already noted prenatally as hyperechogenic/cystic kidneys. Here, we describe prenatal and postnatal

A new microdeletion syndrome involving TBC1D24, ATP6V0C, and PDPK1 causes epilepsy, microcephaly, and developmental delay. Contiguous gene deletions are known to cause several neurodevelopmental syndromes, many of which are caused by recurrent events on chromosome 16. However, chromosomal microarray studies (CMA) still yield copy-number variants (CNVs) of unknown clinical significance. We sought

De novo truncating variants in WHSC1 recapitulate the Wolf-Hirschhorn (4p16.3 microdeletion) syndrome phenotype. Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is a genomic disorder with a recognizable dysmorphology profile caused by hemizygosity at 4p16.3. Previous attempts have failed to map the minimal critical locus to a single gene, leaving open the possibility that the core phenotypic components (characteristic facies, and growth and developmental delay) of this classic microdeletion syndrome. Our study expands the list of microdeletion syndromes that are solved at the single-gene level, and establishes WHSC1 as a disease gene in humans. Given the severe nature of the reported variants, the full phenotypic expression of WHSC1 may be further expanded by future reports of milder variants.

Otud7a Knockout Mice Recapitulate Many Neurological Features of 15q13.3 Microdeletion Syndrome. 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome is characterized by a wide spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders, including developmental delay, intellectual disability, epilepsy, language impairment, abnormal behaviors, neuropsychiatric disorders, and hypotonia. This syndrome is caused by a deletion on chromosome 15q, which typically encompasses six genes. Here, through studies on OTU deubiquitinase 7A (Otud7a) knockout mice, we identify OTUD7A as a critical gene responsible for many of the cardinal phenotypes associated with 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome. Otud7a-null mice show reduced body weight, developmental delay, abnormal electroencephalography patterns and seizures, reduced ultrasonic vocalizations

OTUD7A Regulates Neurodevelopmental Phenotypes in the 15q13.3 Microdeletion Syndrome. Copy-number variations (CNVs) are strong risk factors for neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. The 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome region contains up to ten genes and is associated with numerous conditions, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), epilepsy, schizophrenia, and intellectual disability ; however, the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome remain unknown. We combined whole-genome sequencing, human brain gene expression (proteome and transcriptome), and a mouse model with a syntenic heterozygous deletion (Df(h15q13)/+ mice) and determined that the microdeletion results in abnormal development of cortical dendritic spines and dendrite outgrowth. Analysis

Novel heterozygous pathogenic variants in CHUK in a patient with AEC-like phenotype, immune deficiencies and 1q21.1 microdeletion syndrome: a case report. Ectodermal dysplasias (ED) are a group of diseases that affects the development or function of the teeth, hair, nails and exocrine and sebaceous glands. One type of ED, ankyloblepharon-ectodermal defects-cleft lip/palate syndrome (AEC or Hay

Major Vault Protein, a Candidate Gene in 16p11.2 Microdeletion Syndrome, Is Required for the Homeostatic Regulation of Visual Cortical Plasticity Microdeletion of a region in chromosome 16p11.2 increases susceptibility to autism. Although this region contains exons of 29 genes, disrupting only a small segment of the region, which spans five genes, is sufficient to cause autistic traits. One . These findings demonstrate a specific role for MVP as a key molecule influencing the homeostatic component of activity-dependent synaptic plasticity, and potentially the corresponding phenotypes of 16p11.2 microdeletion syndrome. Major vault protein (MVP), a candidate gene in 16p11.2 microdeletion syndrome, has been implicated in the regulation of several cellular processes including transport mechanisms

16p11.2 microdeletion syndrome: a case report The recurrent ∼ 600 kb 16p11.2 microdeletion is among the most commonly known genetic etiologies of autism spectrum disorder, overweightness, and related neurodevelopmental disorders. Our patient is a 2-year-old white girl from the first pregnancy of a non-consanguineous healthy young white couple (father 33-years old and mother 29-years old). Our

Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis of Chromosomal Aneuploidies and Microdeletion Syndrome Using Fetal Nucleated Red Blood Cells Isolated by Nanostructure Microchips Detection of detached fetal nucleated red blood cells (fNRBCs) in the maternal peripheral blood may serve as a prospective testing method competing with the cell-free DNA, in non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). Herein, we introduce was employed to release the captured cells using 0.8 V for 15 s. The diagnostic application of fNRBCs for fetal chromosomal disorders (Trisomy 13/21/18/X syndrome, microdeletion syndrome) was demonstrated. Cells captured by nanostructured microchips were identified as fNRBCs. Twelve cases of chromosomal aneuploidies and one case of 18q21 microdeletion syndrome were diagnosed using the fNRBCs released from

Haploinsufficiency for ANKRD11-flanking genes makes the difference between KBG and 16q24.3 microdeletion syndromes: 12 new cases. 16q24 deletion involving the ANKRD11 gene, ranging from 137 kb to 2 Mb, have been associated with a microdeletion syndrome characterized by variable cognitive impairment, autism spectrum disorder, facial dysmorphisms with dental anomalies, brain abnormalities be taken into account to distinguish between 16q24 microdeletion syndrome and KBG syndrome. The single patient not deleted for ANKRD11, whose phenotype is characterized by milder psychomotor delay, cardiac congenital malformation, thrombocytopenia and astigmatism, confirms all this data.

A mouse model of the schizophrenia-associated 1q21.1 microdeletion syndrome exhibits altered mesolimbic dopamine transmission 1q21.1 hemizygous microdeletion is a copy number variant leading to eightfold increased risk of schizophrenia. In order to investigate biological alterations induced by this microdeletion, we generated a novel mouse model (Df(h1q21)/+) and characterized it in a broad test

Partial microduplication in the histone acetyltransferase complex member KANSL1 is associated with congenital heart defects in 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome patients 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is the most common microdeletion disorder in humans, with an incidence of 1/4000 live births. It is caused by a heterozygous deletion of 1.5-3 Mb on chromosome region 22q11.2. Patients

Diagnostic Approach to Microdeletion Syndromes Based on 22q11.2 Investigation: Challenges in Four Cases In the last few decades, different methods for the detection of genomic imbalances, such as the microdeletion syndromes, were developed. The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is the most common microdeletion syndrome and presents wide clinical heterogeneity. The aim of this study was to describe 4 unusual cases of genomic imbalances found in individuals with suspected microdeletion syndromes. Different methods were necessary to complete the diagnosis and to obtain information for genetic counseling. The study was retrospective and descriptive. From August 2014 to December 2015, 39 individuals were assessed using FISH and/or MLPA; in 15 cases, chromosomal microarray (CMA) analysis

Genetic and phenotypic dissection of 1q43q44 microdeletion syndrome and neurodevelopmental phenotypes associated with mutations in ZBTB18 and HNRNPU Subtelomeric 1q43q44 microdeletions cause a syndrome associating intellectual disability, microcephaly, seizures and anomalies of the corpus callosum. Despite several previous studies assessing genotype-phenotype correlations, the contribution has additive effects. Our results confirm and refine the complex genotype-phenotype correlations existing in the 1qter microdeletion syndrome and define more precisely the neurodevelopmental phenotypes associated with genetic alterations of AKT3, ZBTB18 and HNRNPU in humans.

Rare presentation of 6q16.3 microdeletion syndrome with severe upper limb reduction defects and duodenal atresia We present a patient with a 17.31 MB interstitial deletion of 6q16.3-6q22.31, who demonstrates a unique constellation of 6q- features. Among 6q- patients, he has limb reduction among the most severe reported, he is the second patient with duodenal atresia, and is the first documented