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N Engl J Med ; 367(14): 1321-31, 2012 Oct 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22970919

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BACKGROUND: Some copy-number variants are associated with genomic disorders with extreme phenotypic heterogeneity. The cause of this variation is unknown, which presents challenges in genetic diagnosis, counseling, and management. METHODS: We analyzed the genomes of 2312 children known to carry a copy-number variant associated with intellectual disability and congenital abnormalities, using array comparative genomic hybridization. RESULTS: Among the affected children, 10.1% carried a second large copy-number variant in addition to the primary genetic lesion. We identified seven genomic disorders, each defined by a specific copy-number variant, in which the affected children were more likely to carry multiple copy-number variants than were controls. We found that syndromic disorders could be distinguished from those with extreme phenotypic heterogeneity on the basis of the total number of copy-number variants and whether the variants are inherited or de novo. Children who carried two large copy-number variants of unknown clinical significance were eight times as likely to have developmental delay as were controls (odds ratio, 8.16; 95% confidence interval, 5.33 to 13.07; P=2.11×10(-38)). Among affected children, inherited copy-number variants tended to co-occur with a second-site large copy-number variant (Spearman correlation coefficient, 0.66; P<0.001). Boys were more likely than girls to have disorders of phenotypic heterogeneity (P<0.001), and mothers were more likely than fathers to transmit second-site copy-number variants to their offspring (P=0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Multiple, large copy-number variants, including those of unknown pathogenic significance, compound to result in a severe clinical presentation, and secondary copy-number variants are preferentially transmitted from maternal carriers. (Funded by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative and the National Institutes of Health.).


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Anormalidades Congênitas/genética , Variações do Número de Cópias de DNA , Deficiências do Desenvolvimento/genética , Heterogeneidade Genética , Deficiência Intelectual/genética , Fenótipo , Transtorno Autístico/genética , Criança , Hibridização Genômica Comparativa , Feminino , Genoma Humano , Humanos , Masculino , Análise de Sequência com Séries de Oligonucleotídeos , Fatores Sexuais
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J Med Genet ; 49(2): 110-8, 2012 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22180641

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BACKGROUND: Chromosome 15q24 microdeletion syndrome is a rare genomic disorder characterised by intellectual disability, growth retardation, unusual facial morphology and other anomalies. To date, 20 patients have been reported; 18 have had detailed breakpoint analysis. AIM: To further delineate the features of the 15q24 microdeletion syndrome, the clinical and molecular characterisation of fifteen patients with deletions in the 15q24 region was performed, nearly doubling the number of reported patients. METHODS: Breakpoints were characterised using a custom, high-density array comparative hybridisation platform, and detailed phenotype information was collected for each patient. RESULTS: Nine distinct deletions with different breakpoints ranging in size from 266 kb to 3.75 Mb were identified. The majority of breakpoints lie within segmental duplication (SD) blocks. Low sequence identity and large intervals of unique sequence between SD blocks likely contribute to the rarity of 15q24 deletions, which occur 8-10 times less frequently than 1q21 or 15q13 microdeletions in our series. Two small, atypical deletions were identified within the region that help delineate the critical region for the core phenotype in the 15q24 microdeletion syndrome. CONCLUSION: The molecular characterisation of these patients suggests that the core cognitive features of the 15q24 microdeletion syndrome, including developmental delays and severe speech problems, are largely due to deletion of genes in a 1.1-Mb critical region. However, genes just distal to the critical region also play an important role in cognition and in the development of characteristic facial features associated with 15q24 deletions. Clearly, deletions in the 15q24 region are variable in size and extent. Knowledge of the breakpoints and size of deletion combined with the natural history and medical problems of our patients provide insights that will inform management guidelines. Based on common phenotypic features, all patients with 15q24 microdeletions should receive a thorough neurodevelopmental evaluation, physical, occupational and speech therapies, and regular audiologic and ophthalmologic screening.


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Anormalidades Múltiplas/genética , Deleção Cromossômica , Cromossomos Humanos Par 15 , Deficiências do Desenvolvimento/genética , Anormalidades Múltiplas/diagnóstico , Sequência de Bases , Pontos de Quebra do Cromossomo , Hibridização Genômica Comparativa , Deficiências do Desenvolvimento/diagnóstico , Fácies , Feminino , Estudos de Associação Genética , Humanos , Masculino , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Duplicações Segmentares Genômicas , Síndrome
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Prim Care ; 31(3): 497-508, viii, 2004 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15331244

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This article presents an approach to "thinking genetically" in primary care. Busy practitioners often lack the time to consider thoroughly whether their patients have an underlying genetic diagnosis. To assist the primary care clinician, a working group of the Genetics in Primary Care Faculty Development Initiative developed a simple mnemonic, Family GENES, that alerts the clinician to consider genetic causes in the differential diagnosis. In addition to family history, the red flags include Groups of anomalies, Early or Extreme presentations of common diseases, Neurodevelopmental or Neurodegenerative conditions, Exceptional or unusual pathology, and Surprising laboratory values. This article discusses the components of the mnemonic, provides examples, and gives guidelines to appropriate actions once the possibility of a genetic diagnosis has been raised.


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Anormalidades Congênitas/diagnóstico , Doenças Genéticas Inatas/diagnóstico , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Genética Médica/métodos , Atenção Primária à Saúde , Anormalidades Congênitas/fisiopatologia , Doenças Genéticas Inatas/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Serviços de Informação , Internet
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