2q24 deletions: further characterization of clinical findings and their relation to the SCN cluster.
Am J Med Genet A
; 158A(11): 2767-74, 2012 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
As the resolution of molecular cytogenetic methods continues to improve, it has become increasingly possible to refine genotype-phenotype correlations based upon gene involvement. We report three new patients with nonrecurrent deletions involving subbands of 2q24. These patients were referred for evaluation of developmental delay, but were found to have unique, nonoverlapping clinical features. Patient 1 presented with infantile seizures, microcephaly, and brain anomalies, along with facial dysmorphism, growth retardation, neuromuscular scoliosis, and later with developmental regression. Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) detected an 8 Mb interstitial deletion encompassing the neuronal sodium channel (SCN) gene cluster. Patient 2 presented with growth retardation, congenital heart defect, and hypotonia. Patient 3 presented with developmental delay and behavioral problems. Patients 2 and 3 had no history of seizures, microcephaly, or brain anomalies and were found to have deletions of 2q24, â¼8 Mb and <500 kb respectively, centromeric to and outside the SCN cluster. It has been demonstrated that mutations and copy number variants (CNVs) affecting the SCN gene cluster result in severe, early-onset seizures. It is however, less clear whether haploinsufficiency of regions outside the SCN cluster may result in phenotypically recognizable and clinically significant features. We discuss additional dosage sensitive genes that may exist outside the SCN cluster. Our and published data indicate that 2q24 deletions not involving the SCN cluster are associated with fewer neurobehavioral problems, but may predispose to congenital malformations.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Anomalías Múltiples
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Canales de Sodio
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Familia de Multigenes
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Deleción Cromosómica
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
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En
Revista:
Am J Med Genet A
Asunto de la revista:
GENETICA MEDICA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos