Two Patients with Complex Rearrangements Suggestive of Germline Chromoanagenesis.
Cytogenet Genome Res
; 160(11-12): 671-679, 2020.
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Chromoanagenesis, a phenomenon characterized by complex chromosomal rearrangement and reorganization events localized to a limited number of genomic regions, includes the subcategories chromothripsis, chromoanasynthesis, and chromoplexy. Although definitions of these terms are evolving, constitutional chromoanagenesis events have been reported in a limited number of patients with variable phenotypes. We report on 2 cases with complex genomic events characterized by multiple copy number gains and losses confined to a single chromosome region, which are suggestive of constitutional chromoanagenesis. Case 1 is a 43-year-old male with intellectual disability and recently developed generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Chromosomal microarray analysis identified a complex rearrangement involving chromosome region 14q31.1q32.2, consisting of 16 breakpoints ranging in size from 0.2 to 6.2 Mb, with 5 segments of normal copy number present between these alterations. Interestingly, this case represents the oldest known patient with a complex rearrangement indicative of constitutional chromoanagenesis. Case 2 is a 2-year-old female with developmental delay, speech delay, low muscle tone, and seizures. Chromosomal microarray analysis identified a complex rearrangement consisting of 28 breakpoints localized to 18q21.32q23. The size of the copy number alterations ranged from 0.042 to 5.1 Mb, flanked by 12 small segments of normal copy number. These cases add to a growing body of literature demonstrating complex chromosomal rearrangements as a disease mechanism for congenital anomalies.
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Aberrações Cromossômicas
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Células Germinativas
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Prognostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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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
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2020
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Article