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Zhuang J, Xie M, Yao J, Fu W, Zeng S, Jiang Y, Wang Y, Xie Y, Wang G, Chen C. A de novo PAK1 likely pathogenic variant and a de novo terminal 1q microdeletion in a Chinese girl with global developmental delay, severe intellectual disability, and seizures. BMC Med Genomics 2023; 16:3. [PMID: 36624491 PMCID: PMC9830755 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-023-01433-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pathogenic PAK1 variants were described to be causative of neurodevelopmental disorder with macrocephaly, seizures, and speech delay. Herein, we present a de novo PAK1 variant combine with a de novo terminal 1q microdeletion in a Chinese pediatric patient, aiming to provide more insights into the underlying genotype-phenotype relationship. METHODS Enrolled in this study was a 6-year-old girl with clinical features of global developmental delay, severe intellectual disability, speech delay, and seizures from Quanzhou region of China. Karyotype and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) were performed to detect chromosome abnormalities in this family. Whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed to investigate additional genetic variants in this family. RESULTS No chromosomal abnormalities were elicited from the entire family by karyotype analysis. Further familial CMA results revealed that the patient had a de novo 2.7-Mb microdeletion (arr[GRCh37] 1q44(246,454,321_249,224,684) × 1]) in 1q44 region, which contains 14 OMIM genes, but did not overlap the reported smallest region of overlap (SRO) responsible for the clinical features in 1q43q44 deletion syndrome. In addition, WES result demonstrated a de novo NM_002576: c.251C > G (p.T84R) variant in PAK1 gene in the patient, which was interpreted as a likely pathogenic variant. CONCLUSION In this study, we identify a novel PAK1 variant associated with a terminal 1q microdeletion in a patient with neurodevelopmental disorder. In addition, we believe that the main clinical features may ascribe to the pathogenic variant in PAK1 gene in the patient.
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- Jianlong Zhuang
- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000 People’s Republic of China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Yueyang Central Hospital, Yueyang, 414000 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Women Healthcare, Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000 People’s Republic of China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000 People’s Republic of China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000 People’s Republic of China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000 People’s Republic of China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guanghzou, 510150, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, People's Republic of China.
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- Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, 362000, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China.
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Haploinsufficiency of AKT3 gene causing microcephaly and psychomotor delay in a patient with 1q43q44 microdeletion. Clin Dysmorphol 2020; 29:97-100. [PMID: 31929334 DOI: 10.1097/mcd.0000000000000313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Deletion of the 1q43q44 chromosomal region has been related to a clinical syndrome characterized by neurodevelopmental delay, intellectual disability, microcephaly, congenital abnormality of the corpus callosum, and epilepsy and dysmorphic features. A wide variability of the clinical features have been linked to the contiguous deleted genes and incomplete penetrance has been observed too. Here, we report a 4-years-old boy with microcephaly, neurodevelopmental delay, and cardiac atrial septal defect, who had a de-novo 117 Kb 1q43-q44 microdeletion. The deleted chromosomal region encompassed the two genes SDCCAG8 and AKT3. The characteristics of the deletion and the clinical condition of the patient suggest a pathogenic role of the 1q43-q44 deletion, supporting a pivotal role of AKT3 gene in the expression of the clinical phenotype.
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Contribution of copy number variants (CNVs) to congenital, unexplained intellectual and developmental disabilities in Lebanese patients. Mol Cytogenet 2015; 8:26. [PMID: 25922617 PMCID: PMC4411788 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-015-0130-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) is currently the most widely adopted clinical test for patients with unexplained intellectual disability (ID), developmental delay (DD), and congenital anomalies. Its use has revealed the capacity to detect copy number variants (CNVs), as well as regions of homozygosity, that, based on their distribution on chromosomes, indicate uniparental disomy or parental consanguinity that is suggestive of an increased probability of recessive disease. Results We screened 149 Lebanese probands with ID/DD and 99 healthy controls using the Affymetrix Cyto 2.7 M and SNP6.0 arrays. We report all identified CNVs, which we divided into groups. Pathogenic CNVs were identified in 12.1% of the patients. We review the genotype/phenotype correlation in a patient with a 1q44 microdeletion and refine the minimal critical regions responsible for the 10q26 and 16q monosomy syndromes. Several likely causative CNVs were also detected, including new homozygous microdeletions (9p23p24.1, 10q25.2, and 8p23.1) in 3 patients born to consanguineous parents, involving potential candidate genes. However, the clinical interpretation of several other CNVs remains uncertain, including a microdeletion affecting ATRNL1. This CNV of unknown significance was inherited from the patient’s unaffected-mother; therefore, additional ethnically matched controls must be screened to obtain enough evidence for classification of this CNV. Conclusion This study has provided supporting evidence that whole-genome analysis is a powerful method for uncovering chromosomal imbalances, regardless of consanguinity in the parents of patients and despite the challenge presented by analyzing some CNVs. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13039-015-0130-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Cho JH, Song ES, Kim HN, Oh BS, Choi YY. A chromosome 1q44 deletion in a 4-month-old girl; The first report in Korea. KOREAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2014; 57:292-6. [PMID: 25076975 PMCID: PMC4115071 DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2014.57.6.292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 08/05/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The deletion of the distal long arm of chromosome 1 is associated with a characteristic facial appearance and a pattern of associated malformations. Characteristic manifestations include a round face with prominent 'cupid's bow' and downturned corners of the mouth, thin vermilion borders of lips, a long upper lip with a smooth philtrum, a short and broad nose, epicanthal folds, apparently low-set ears, micrognathia, microcephaly, abnormal hands and feet, variable cardiac or genital anomalies, moderate to severe mental retardation, and growth retardation. Using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis to map precisely the deletion, we present a case of chromosome 1q44 deletion with craniofacial characteristics, multiple congenital anomalies, and growth and psychomotor retardation. In comparison with other reported cases of 1q43-44 deletion, the subject does not show hydrocephalus, seizure, syn- or polydactyly of hands, and a urogenital anomaly. However, an arachnoid cyst, pinpoint dimple on the midline of the forehead, a right-sided supernumerary nipple and auricular pit, polydactyly of the right foot, adducted thumb, and flexion restriction of the proximal interphalangeal joint with a simian line in both hands were observed additionally.
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- Joo Hyun Cho
- Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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Edwards TJ, Sherr EH, Barkovich AJ, Richards LJ. Clinical, genetic and imaging findings identify new causes for corpus callosum development syndromes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 137:1579-613. [PMID: 24477430 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awt358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The corpus callosum is the largest fibre tract in the brain, connecting the two cerebral hemispheres, and thereby facilitating the integration of motor and sensory information from the two sides of the body as well as influencing higher cognition associated with executive function, social interaction and language. Agenesis of the corpus callosum is a common brain malformation that can occur either in isolation or in association with congenital syndromes. Understanding the causes of this condition will help improve our knowledge of the critical brain developmental mechanisms required for wiring the brain and provide potential avenues for therapies for callosal agenesis or related neurodevelopmental disorders. Improved genetic studies combined with mouse models and neuroimaging have rapidly expanded the diverse collection of copy number variations and single gene mutations associated with callosal agenesis. At the same time, advances in our understanding of the developmental mechanisms involved in corpus callosum formation have provided insights into the possible causes of these disorders. This review provides the first comprehensive classification of the clinical and genetic features of syndromes associated with callosal agenesis, and provides a genetic and developmental framework for the interpretation of future research that will guide the next advances in the field.
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- Timothy J Edwards
- 1 Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia2 Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, The University of California and the Benioff Children's Hospital, CA, 94158, USA
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- 3 Departments of Pediatrics and Neurosurgery, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, The University of California Children's Hospital, CA 94143, USA
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- 3 Departments of Pediatrics and Neurosurgery, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, The University of California Children's Hospital, CA 94143, USA4 Departments of Paediatrics and Neurosurgery, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, The University of California San Francisco and The Benioff Children's Hospital, CA 94143-0628 USA
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- 1 Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia5 School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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de Munnik SA, García-Miñaúr S, Hoischen A, van Bon BW, Boycott KM, Schoots J, Hoefsloot LH, Knoers NVAM, Bongers EMHF, Brunner HG. A de novo non-sense mutation in ZBTB18 in a patient with features of the 1q43q44 microdeletion syndrome. Eur J Hum Genet 2013; 22:844-6. [PMID: 24193349 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2013.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2013] [Revised: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The phenotype of patients with a chromosome 1q43q44 microdeletion (OMIM; 612337) is characterized by intellectual disability with no or very limited speech, microcephaly, growth retardation, a recognizable facial phenotype, seizures, and agenesis of the corpus callosum. Comparison of patients with different microdeletions has previously identified ZBTB18 (ZNF238) as a candidate gene for the 1q43q44 microdeletion syndrome. Mutations in this gene have not yet been described. We performed exome sequencing in a patient with features of the 1q43q44 microdeletion syndrome that included short stature, microcephaly, global developmental delay, pronounced speech delay, and dysmorphic facial features. A single de novo non-sense mutation was detected, which was located in ZBTB18. This finding is consistent with an important role for haploinsufficiency of ZBTB18 in the phenotype of chromosome 1q43q44 microdeletions. The corpus callosum is abnormal in mice with a brain-specific knock-out of ZBTB18. Similarly, most (but not all) patients with the 1q43q44 microdeletion syndrome have agenesis or hypoplasia of the corpus callosum. In contrast, the patient with a ZBTB18 point mutation reported here had a structurally normal corpus callosum on brain MRI. Incomplete penetrance or haploinsufficiency of other genes from the critical region may explain the absence of corpus callosum agenesis in this patient with a ZBTB18 point mutation. The findings in this patient with a mutation in ZBTB18 will contribute to our understanding of the 1q43q44 microdeletion syndrome.
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- Sonja A de Munnik
- Department of Human Genetics, Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disease, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics (INGEMM), Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Human Genetics, Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disease, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disease, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disease, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disease, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disease, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disease, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Perlman SJ, Kulkarni S, Manwaring L, Shinawi M. Haploinsufficiency of ZNF238 is associated with corpus callosum abnormalities in 1q44 deletions. Am J Med Genet A 2013; 161A:711-6. [PMID: 23494996 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Accepted: 10/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A variety of candidate genes have been proposed to cause corpus callosum abnormalities (CCAs) in patients with terminal chromosome 1q deletions. Recent data excluded AKT3 and implicated ZNF238 and/or CEP170 as genes causative of corpus callosum anomalies in patients with 1q43-1q44 deletions. We report on a girl with dysmorphic features, seizures beginning in infancy, hypotonia, marked developmental delay, and dysgenesis of the corpus callosum. Chromosomal microarray analysis detected a de novo 1.47 Mb deletion at 1q44. The deleted interval encompasses the ZNF238 gene but not the CEP170 or AKT3 genes, thus providing additional evidence for the former and against the latter as being causative of corpus callosum anomalies in patients with such deletions.
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- Seth J Perlman
- Neuromuscular Division, Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Poot M, Kas MJ. Antisense may make sense of 1q44 deletions, seizures, and HNRNPU. Am J Med Genet A 2013; 161A:910-2. [PMID: 23494950 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2012] [Accepted: 10/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Subtelomeric deletions of 1q43q44 and severe brain impairment associated with delayed myelination. J Hum Genet 2012; 57:593-600. [PMID: 22718018 DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2012.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Subtelomeric deletions of 1q44 cause mental retardation, developmental delay and brain anomalies, including abnormalities of the corpus callosum (ACC) and microcephaly in most patients. We report the cases of six patients with 1q44 deletions; two patients with interstitial deletions of 1q44; and four patients with terminal deletions of 1q. One of the patients showed an unbalanced translocation between chromosome 5. All the deletion regions overlapped with previously reported critical regions for ACC, microcephaly and seizures, indicating the recurrent nature of the core phenotypic features of 1q44 deletions. The four patients with terminal deletions of 1q exhibited severe volume loss in the brain as compared with patients who harbored interstitial deletions of 1q44. This indicated that telomeric regions have a role in severe volume loss of the brain. In addition, two patients with terminal deletions of 1q43, beyond the critical region for 1q44 deletion syndrome exhibited delayed myelination. As the deletion regions identified in these patients extended toward centromere, we conclude that the genes responsible for delayed myelination may be located in the neighboring region of 1q43.
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Zaki M, Gillessen-Kaesbach G, Vater I, Caliebe A, Siebert R, Kamel A, Mohamed A, Mazen I. Bladder exstrophy and extreme genital anomaly in a patient with pure terminal 1q deletion: Expansion of phenotypic spectrum. Eur J Med Genet 2012; 55:43-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2011.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2011] [Accepted: 09/30/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Delineation of a deletion region critical for corpus callosal abnormalities in chromosome 1q43-q44. Eur J Hum Genet 2011; 20:176-9. [PMID: 21934713 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Submicroscopic deletions involving chromosome 1q43-q44 result in cognitive impairment, microcephaly, growth restriction, dysmorphic features, and variable involvement of other organ systems. A consistently observed feature in patients with this deletion are the corpus callosal abnormalities (CCAs), ranging from thinning and hypoplasia to complete agenesis. Previous studies attempting to delineate the critical region for CCAs have yielded inconsistent results. We conducted a detailed clinical and molecular characterization of seven patients with deletions of chromosome 1q43-q44. Using array comparative genomic hybridization, we mapped the size, extent, and genomic content of these deletions. Four patients had CCAs, and shared the smallest region of overlap that contains only three protein coding genes, CEP170, SDCCAG8, and ZNF238. One patient with a small deletion involving SDCCAG8 and AKT3, and another patient with an intragenic deletion of AKT3 did not have any CCA, implying that the loss of these two genes is unlikely to be the cause of CCA. CEP170 is expressed extensively in the brain, and encodes for a protein that is a component of the centrosomal complex. ZNF238 is involved in control of neuronal progenitor cells and survival of cortical neurons. Our results rule out the involvement of AKT3, and implicate CEP170 and/or ZNF238 as novel genes causative for CCA in patients with a terminal 1q deletion.
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Wagner N, Guengoer E, Mau-Holzmann U, Maden Z, Hoopmann M, Abele H, Kagan K. Prenatal Diagnosis of a Fetus with Terminal Deletion of Chromosome 1 (q43) in First-Trimester Screening: Is There a Characteristic Antenatal 1q Deletion Phenotype? A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Fetal Diagn Ther 2011; 29:253-6. [DOI: 10.1159/000322421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2010] [Accepted: 10/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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O'Driscoll MC, Black GCM, Clayton-Smith J, Sherr EH, Dobyns WB. Identification of genomic loci contributing to agenesis of the corpus callosum. Am J Med Genet A 2010; 152A:2145-59. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Four patients with speech delay, seizures and variable corpus callosum thickness sharing a 0.440 Mb deletion in region 1q44 containing the HNRPU gene. Eur J Med Genet 2010; 53:179-85. [PMID: 20382278 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2010.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2009] [Accepted: 04/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Structural genome aberrations are frequently associated with highly variable congenital phenotypes involving mental retardation and developmental delay. Although some of these aberrations may result in recognizable phenotypes, a high degree of phenotypic variability often complicates a comprehensive clinical and genetic diagnosis. We describe four patients with overlapping deletions in chromosomal region 1q44, who show developmental delay, in particular of expressive speech, seizures, hypotonia, CNS anomalies, including variable thickness of the abnormal corpus callosum in three of them. High resolution oligonucleotide and SNP array-based segmental aneuploidy profiling showed that these three patients share a 0.440 Mb interstitial deletion, which does not overlap with previously published consensus regions of 1q44 deletions. Two copies of AKT3 and ZNF238, two previously proposed dosage sensitive candidate genes for microcephaly and agenesis of the corpus callosum, were retained in two of our patients. The deletion shared by our patients encompassed the FAM36A, HNRPU, EFCAB2 and KIF26B genes. Since HNRPU is involved in the regulation of embryonic brain development, this represents a novel plausible candidate gene for the combination of developmental delay, speech delay, hypotonia, hypo- or agenesis of the corpus callosum, and seizures in patients with 1q44 deletions. Since only one of the two patients with deletions including the ZNF124 gene showed a vermis hypoplasia, mere hemizygosity for this gene is not sufficient to cause this anomaly. Moreover, to reconcile the variability in the corpus callosum thickness, additional mechanisms, such as unmasking of hemizygous mutations, position effects and possible interactions with other loci need consideration.
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Belligni EF, Biamino E, Molinatto C, Messa J, Pierluigi M, Faravelli F, Zuffardi O, Ferrero GB, Silengo MC. Subtelomeric FISH analysis in 76 patients with syndromic developmental delay/intellectual disability. Ital J Pediatr 2009; 35:9. [PMID: 19490664 PMCID: PMC2687548 DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-35-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2008] [Accepted: 04/27/2009] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Intellectual disability affects approximately 1 to 3% of the general population. The etiology is still poorly understood and it is estimated that one-half of the cases are due to genetic factors. Cryptic subtelomeric aberrations have been found in roughly 5 to 7% of all cases. METHODS We performed a subtelomeric FISH analysis on 76 unrelated children with normal standard karyotype ascertained by developmental delay or intellectual disability, associated with congenital malformations, and/or facial dysmorphisms. RESULTS Ten cryptic chromosomal anomalies have been identified in the whole cohort (13,16%), 8 in the group of patients characterized by developmental delay or intellectual disability associated with congenital malformations and facial dysmorphisms, 2 in patients with developmental delay or intellectual disability and facial dysmorphisms only. CONCLUSION We demonstrate that a careful clinical examination is a very useful tool for pre-selection of patients for genomic analysis, clearly enhancing the chromosomal anomaly detection rate. Clinical features of most of these patients are consistent with the corresponding emerging chromosome phenotypes, pointing out these new clinical syndromes associated with specific genomic imbalances.
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- Elga F Belligni
- Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Generale e Genetica Medica, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Generale e Genetica Medica, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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Lenzini E, Ballarati L, Drigo P, Carrozzi M, Gambel-Benussi D, Giardino D, Petix V, Rizzotto MR, Pecile V. 1q44-qter trisomy: clinical report and review of the literature. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2009; 13:79-86. [PMID: 19309278 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2008.0075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022] Open
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Subtelomeric rearrangements are one of the main causes of multiple congenital anomalies and mental retardation, and they are detected in 5% of patients. We report on a 6.5-year-old boy with mental retardation, dysmorphic features, and behavioral problems, who revealed 1q44-qter trisomy and 22q13.3-qter monosomy due to a maternal cryptic translocation t(1;22). We compared the clinical and cytogenetic data of our patient with those of another case presenting a pure 22qter monosomy and with those of all 1qter trisomy cases reported in the international literature. To the best of our knowledge, the subterminal 1q trisomy found in the present case has been reported in only 12 patients to date (including five familial cases). This report aims to contribute to our understanding of 1q44-qter trisomy.
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- Elisabetta Lenzini
- Molecular Cytogenetic Laboratory, Pediatrics Department, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
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Hiraki Y, Okamoto N, Ida T, Nakata Y, Kamada M, Kanemura Y, Yamasaki M, Fujita H, Nishimura G, Kato M, Harada N, Matsumoto N. Two new cases of pure 1q terminal deletion presenting with brain malformations. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:1241-7. [PMID: 18384145 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We describe two new cases of pure 1q terminal deletions. BAC FISH analysis precisely defined the size of deletions. The first is a girl with 10.3-Mb deletion showed typical features of 1q43 deletion as well as a simplified gyral pattern, which was rarely found in 1q43 deletion. The other boy also presented with most of 1q43 deletion features but several atypical symptoms were noted including hydrocephalus, adducted thumbs, and flexion restriction of proximal interphalangeal joints in left hand. A concomitant novel missense mutation in L1CAM was identified in addition to 11.5-Mb deletion. Reviewing all the cases of pure 1q terminal deletion in the literature suggests that it is a clinically recognizable syndrome.
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- Yoko Hiraki
- Hiroshima Municipal Center for Child Health and Development, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Queralt R, Madrigal I, Vallecillos MA, Morales C, Ballescá JL, Oliva R, Soler A, Sánchez A, Margarit E. Atypical XX male with the SRY gene located at the long arm of chromosome 1 and a 1qter microdeletion. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:1335-40. [PMID: 18412126 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Male individuals with a 46,XX karyotype have been designated as XX males. In 80% of the cases, the presence of Yp sequences, including the male sex-determining gene, SRY, has been demonstrated by molecular and/or fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analyses. In most cases, Yp sequences are located on the short arm of the X chromosome, resulting from unequal recombination between Yp and Xp during paternal meiosis. Much less frequent in XX males is the localization of the SRY gene to an autosome. Here we report on the genetic investigation of an atypical XX male in which the SRY gene was located at the end of the long arm of chromosome 1. The patient, with a normal male phenotype, was referred for azoospermia. Conventional cytogenetic analysis showed a 46,XX karyotype. Molecular-cytogenetics (FISH) and molecular (PCR and MLPA) studies identified not only Yp-specific sequences located on the distal long arm of chromosome 1 but also the deletion of the subtelomeric 1qter region. A specific phenotype has been reported for a deletion of the 1qter region associated with mental retardation. The molecular investigation of the 1qter region showed that in our patient the microdeletion is more telomeric than in patients reported with mental retardation. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a XX male with the Yp region transferred to the terminal long arm of chromosome 1. This is also the first microdeletion of the subtelomeric 1qter region not associated with mental retardation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rosa Queralt
- Servei de Bioquímica i Genètica Molecular, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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Andrieux J, Cuvellier JC, Duban-Bedu B, Joriot-Chekaf S, Dieux-Coeslier A, Manouvrier-Hanu S, Delobel B, Vallee L. A 6.9 Mb 1qter deletion/4.4 Mb 18pter duplication in a boy with extreme microcephaly with simplified gyral pattern, vermis hypoplasia and corpus callosum agenesis. Eur J Med Genet 2007; 51:87-91. [PMID: 18053786 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2007.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2007] [Accepted: 10/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We here report a boy presenting with developmental delay, growth retardation, facial dysmorphisms, vermis hypoplasia, micropolygyria and corpus callosum agenesis. Conventional and high resolution cytogenetic analyses were normal but high resolution oligonucleotide array-CGH, performed at the age of 4 years, allowed the characterisation of a de novo 6.9 Mb 1qter deletion/4.4 Mb 18pter duplication. Numerous 1qter deletions have already been described associated with brain malformations. Among 1q44 deleted genes, AKT3 is the strongest candidate gene for vermis hypoplasia and corpus callosum agenesis.
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