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The deletion 18p syndrome is one of the most common chromosome abnormalities. The medical problems are mental and postnatal growth retardation, and sometimes malformations of the heart and brain. The individuals have some typical features, which might be easy to overlook and which are: ptosis, strabismus, hypertelorism, broad flat nose, micrognathia, big and low set ears. The aims of present study were to clinically and molecularly characterize the syndrome further in seven subjects with de novo 18p deletions and to perform genotype-phenotype correlation. All seven subjects had terminal deletions and no interstitial deletion was observed with subtelomeric FISH analyses. To define the extent of the 18p deletions and the parental origin of the deletion microsatellite- and FISH analyses were performed on genomic DNA and on lymphoblastoid cell lines of the study participants. Totally 19 chromosomes, 18 specific polymorphic microsatellite markers, and 5 BAC clones were used. The results revealed that the deletions were located in the centromeric region at 18p11.1 in four of the seven subjects. In the remaining three the breakpoints were located distal to 18p11.1 (18p11.21-p11.22). Four of the individuals had a paternal and three a maternal origin of the deletion. Genotype-phenotype correlation of the seven subjects suggests a correlation between the extent of the deleted region and the mental development. All the four children with a deletion in the centromeric region at 18p11.1 had a mental retardation (MR). Two of the three children with a more distal breakpoint (distal 18p11.21) had a normal mental development and one had a border-line mental retardation. There might be a critical region for the mental retardation located between 18p11.1 and 18p11.21. The children with a breakpoint at 18p11.1 had all a broad face, which was observed in only one of those with a more distal breakpoint, otherwise no genotype-phenotype correlation of the features was observed.
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PMID:Clinical and molecular characterization of individuals with 18p deletion: a genotype-phenotype correlation. 1669 87

We describe a 14-year-old boy with congenital bilateral cataracts, blepharophimosis, ptosis, choanal atresia, sensorineural hearing loss, short, webbed neck, poor esophageal motility, severe growth and mental retardation, skeletal anomalies, seizures, and no speech. As an infant, he had transient hypogammaglobulinemia requiring IVIG therapy. Cytogenetic studies show an apparently de novo visible duplication at 1p36.3. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) studies confirm that the common region for the 1p36 deletion syndrome (p58) is duplicated. Probes for D1Z2 at 1p36.3 and the subtelomeric region of 1p (TEL1p) are also duplicated. Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) studies were done at three separate laboratories, each with somewhat different results. BAC whole genome array CGH suggests a single clone gain at the 1p terminus and a single clone deletion at 1p36.3. A targeted BAC array panel with higher resolution at the distal 1p36 region detects a telomeric duplication and an interstitial deletion. Oligonucleotide whole genomic aCGH shows the highest resolution and a more complex rearrangement: two duplications, an interstitial deletion, and a normal region. The MMP23A/B "matrix metalloproteinase 23A/B" genes are within the distal duplication region in our patient, and this patient does not have craniosynostosis. This is the first association of congenital cataracts, choanal atresia, and transient immune abnormalities with 1p36 duplication/deletion. This case illustrates the limitations of different cytogenetic technologies, and shows how three separate aCGH platforms allow for refined delineation and interpretation of the complex cytogenetic rearrangement which would not have been discovered by standard high-resolution chromosome analysis.
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PMID:Cytogenetic and array CGH characterization of de novo 1p36 duplications and deletion in a patient with congenital cataracts, hearing loss, choanal atresia, and mental retardation. 1892 66

Jacobsen syndrome is a MCA/MR contiguous gene syndrome caused by partial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 11. To date, over 200 cases have been reported. The prevalence has been estimated at 1/100,000 births, with a female/male ratio 2:1. The most common clinical features include pre- and postnatal physical growth retardation, psychomotor retardation, and characteristic facial dysmorphism (skull deformities, hypertelorism, ptosis, coloboma, downslanting palpebral fissures, epicanthal folds, broad nasal bridge, short nose, v-shaped mouth, small ears, low set posteriorly rotated ears). Abnormal platelet function, thrombocytopenia or pancytopenia are usually present at birth. Patients commonly have malformations of the heart, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, genitalia, central nervous system and skeleton. Ocular, hearing, immunological and hormonal problems may be also present. The deletion size ranges from approximately 7 to 20 Mb, with the proximal breakpoint within or telomeric to subband 11q23.3 and the deletion extending usually to the telomere. The deletion is de novo in 85% of reported cases, and in 15% of cases it results from an unbalanced segregation of a familial balanced translocation or from other chromosome rearrangements. In a minority of cases the breakpoint is at the FRA11B fragile site. Diagnosis is based on clinical findings (intellectual deficit, facial dysmorphic features and thrombocytopenia) and confirmed by cytogenetics analysis. Differential diagnoses include Turner and Noonan syndromes, and acquired thrombocytopenia due to sepsis. Prenatal diagnosis of 11q deletion is possible by amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling and cytogenetic analysis. Management is multi-disciplinary and requires evaluation by general pediatrician, pediatric cardiologist, neurologist, ophthalmologist. Auditory tests, blood tests, endocrine and immunological assessment and follow-up should be offered to all patients. Cardiac malformations can be very severe and require heart surgery in the neonatal period. Newborns with Jacobsen syndrome may have difficulties in feeding and tube feeding may be necessary. Special attention should be devoted due to hematological problems. About 20% of children die during the first two years of life, most commonly related to complications from congenital heart disease, and less commonly from bleeding. For patients who survive the neonatal period and infancy, the life expectancy remains unknown.
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PMID:Jacobsen syndrome. 1926 33

A 3-month old girl with monosomy for distal part of the short arm of chromosome 3 is described. Physical examination showed growth retardation, microcephaly, ptosis, micrognathia, low set ears, broad nasal bridge, Simian crease, long philtrum, thin lips and hypertelorism. The patient's clinical phenotype largely resembled that of 3p- syndrome but her karyotype was more complicated than just losing the telomeric portion (3p-25.3) of the short arm of one of her chromosomes 3. Her karyotype was 46, XX, t(2;18) (p12;q12.1), del(3) (p23p26), t(3;9;15; 20) (q13;p23;q12; p12). Her parents showed a normal karyotype pattern.
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PMID:Complex translocation among chromosomes 2, 3, 9, 15, 18, 20 in a patient with 3p-syndrome. 2497 67

Deletions of the short arm of chromosome 18 have been well-described in case reports. However, the utility of these descriptions in clinical practice is limited by varied and imprecise breakpoints. As we work to establish genotype-phenotype correlations for 18p-, it is critical to have accurate and complete clinical descriptions of individuals with differing breakpoints. In addition, the developmental profile of 18p- has not been well-delineated. We undertook a thorough review of the medical histories of 31 individuals with 18p- and a breakpoint in the centromeric region. We collected developmental data using mailed surveys and questionnaires. The most common findings included neonatal complications; cardiac anomalies; hypotonia; MRI abnormalities; endocrine dysfunction; strabismus; ptosis; and refractive errors. Less common features included holoprosencephaly and its microforms; hearing loss; and orthopedic anomalies. The developmental effects of the deletion appear to be less severe than reported in the literature, as average IQ scores were in the range of borderline intellectual functioning. Based on responses to standardized questionnaires, it appears this population has marked difficulty with activities of daily living, though several young adults were able to live independent of their parents. This manuscript represents the most comprehensive description of a cohort of 18p- individuals with identical breakpoints. Despite identical breakpoints, a great deal of phenotype variability remained among this population, suggesting that many of the genes on 18p- cause low-penetrance phenotypes when present in a hemizygous state. Future efforts will focus on the clinical description of individuals with more distal breakpoints and the identification of critical regions and candidate genes.
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PMID:Whole arm deletions of 18p: medical and developmental effects. 2558 71


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