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Kuan CY, Tai CJ, Shyu IL, Tsai YC, Kuo TN. A de novo partial trisomy 9p with Dandy–Walker malformation and ventriculomegaly. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2022; 61:1077-1081. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2022.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Wu Q, Kong H, Shen Y, Chen J. Molecular cytogenetic characterization of a de novo derivative chromosome X with an unbalanced t(X;9) translocation in a fetus and literature review. Mol Cytogenet 2022; 15:24. [PMID: 35761368 PMCID: PMC9235249 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-022-00603-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Partial trisomy 9p is one of the most frequent autosome anomalies in newborn infants featured by craniofacial dysmorphism, intellectual disability and psychomotor growth. Female patients carrying monosomy Xq usually show mild symptoms due to skewed X-chromosome inactivation (XCI). Unbalanced translocation between chromosome X and chromosome 9 is rare in prenatal diagnosis. The skewed inactivation of abnormal X would spread into the extra segment of chromosome 9 presented in the der(X) leading to mild phenotypes. We reported on a fetus with high risk of trisomy 9p(13.32 Mb 9p23-p24.3 duplication)suggested by noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), the fetus was normal by ultrasonography. G-banding with trypsin-giemsa (GTG), copy number variations sequencing (CNV-seq) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) were carried out to delineate the nature of rearrangement. Final karyotype of the fetus was identified as 46,X,der(X)t(X;9)(q27;p23)dn. An unbalanced X-autosome translocation with a deletion of Xqter-q27.2 and a duplication of 9pter-p23 led to mild phenotypes with no obvious alteration by prenatal ultrasonography, or obvious pathological alterations after pregnancy termination.
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- Qiong Wu
- Department of Central Laboratory, Women and Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Women and Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Women and Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China
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- Department of Child Health, Women and Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China.
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Yue F, Yu Y, Zhang X, Jiang Y, Li L, Liu R, Zhang H. Prenatal detection of terminal 9p24.3 microduplication encompassing DOCK8 gene: A variant of likely benign. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e23967. [PMID: 33545980 PMCID: PMC7837864 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000023967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Trisomy 9p is one of the most common chromosomal partial trisomies in newborns. However, reports on prenatal 9p microduplications are rare in the clinic. This study aimed to examine the genotype-phenotype correlation and assess the clinical significance of 9p24.3 microduplication encompassing the DOCK8 gene. Eight pregnant women underwent amniocentesis for cytogenetic and genetic testing for various indications for prenatal diagnosis from January 2019 to January 2020. Chromosomal karyotypic analysis was performed on G-band metaphases that were prepared from cultured amniotic fluid cells. Chromosomal microarray analysis was carried out to detect chromosomal copy number variations. We also performed a literature review on clinical data on similar 9p24.3 microduplications to determine the genotype-phenotype correlation. We detected 123-248-kb microduplications in the region of 9p24.3 (chr9: 208454-469022), involving part of or the entire DOCK8 gene. The indications for prenatal diagnosis mainly focused on the risk of maternal serum screening for trisomy 21/18, advanced maternal age, and increased nuchal translucency. No evident structural abnormalities were observed for all fetuses, except for case 5 who presented with increased nuchal translucency in prenatal ultrasound findings. Follow-up of postnatal health was performed and showed no apparent abnormalities for cases 1 to 6 after birth. The parents of case 7 chose to terminate the pregnancy while the parents of case 8 chose to continue the pregnancy. We propose that 9p24.3 microduplications that encompass part of or the entire DOCK8 gene are variants that might be benign. However, further large-scale studies are necessary to evaluate the clinical pathogenicity. For prenatal cases with 9p24.3 microduplication, postnatal health and growth should be followed up and assessed regularly from childhood to adulthood.
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- Fagui Yue
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital
- Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital
- Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital
- Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital
- Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital
- Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital
- Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital
- Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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Detection of paternal uniparental disomy 9 in a neonate with prenatally detected mosaicism for a small supernumerary marker chromosome 9 and a supernumerary ring chromosome 9. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2017; 56:527-533. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Guilherme RS, Meloni VA, Perez ABA, Pilla AL, de Ramos MAP, Dantas AG, Takeno SS, Kulikowski LD, Melaragno MI. Duplication 9p and their implication to phenotype. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2014; 15:142. [PMID: 25526829 PMCID: PMC4411943 DOI: 10.1186/s12881-014-0142-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Trisomy 9p is one of the most common partial trisomies found in newborns. We report the clinical features and cytogenomic findings in five patients with different chromosome rearrangements resulting in complete 9p duplication, three of them involving 9p centromere alterations. Methods The rearrangements in the patients were characterized by G-banding, SNP-array and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with different probes. Results Two patients presented de novo dicentric chromosomes: der(9;15)t(9;15)(p11.2;p13) and der(9;21)t(9;21)(p13.1;p13.1). One patient presented two concomitant rearranged chromosomes: a der(12)t(9;12)(q21.13;p13.33) and an psu i(9)(p10) which showed FISH centromeric signal smaller than in the normal chromosome 9. Besides the duplication 9p24.3p13.1, array revealed a 7.3 Mb deletion in 9q13q21.13 in this patient. The break in the psu i(9)(p10) probably occurred in the centromere resulting in a smaller centromere and with part of the 9q translocated to the distal 12p with the deletion 9q occurring during this rearrangement. Two patients, brother and sister, present 9p duplication concomitant to 18p deletion due to an inherited der(18)t(9;18)(p11.2;p11.31)mat. Conclusions The patients with trisomy 9p present a well-recognizable phenotype due to facial appearance, although the genotype-phenotype correlation can be difficult due to concomitant partial monosomy of other chromosomes. The chromosome 9 is rich in segmental duplication, especially in pericentromeric region, with high degree of sequence identity to sequences in 15p, 18p and 21p, chromosomes involved in our rearrangements. Thus, we suggest that chromosome 9 is prone to illegitimate recombination, either intrachromosomal or interchromosomal, which predisposes it to rearrangements, frequently involving pericentromeric regions.
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- Roberta Santos Guilherme
- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740, CEP, 04023-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740, CEP, 04023-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740, CEP, 04023-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740, CEP, 04023-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740, CEP, 04023-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740, CEP, 04023-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740, CEP, 04023-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Pathology, Laboratório de Citogenômica, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Eneas Carvalho de Aguiar 647, CEP, 05403-000, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740, CEP, 04023-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Independent post-zygotic breaks of a dicentric chromosome result in mosaicism for an inverted duplication deletion 9p and terminal deletion 9p. Eur J Med Genet 2013; 56:229-35. [PMID: 23416622 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2013.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2012] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Mosaicism with two cell lines having different rearrangements of the same chromosome is rare. Only a few cases of mosaicism have been described in association with chromosomal inverted duplication deletion (inv dup del) rearrangements. A well-established mechanism of formation of inv dup del rearrangements involves a dicentric intermediate, which undergoes breakage during cell division, generating cells with either an inv dup del or a simple deletion. A patient with developmental delay and dysmorphic features was found to carry two cell lines with rearrangements of 9p: an inv dup del 9p and a terminal deletion 9p. Microarray and FISH analysis showed that these cell lines do not constitute the reciprocal products of a single dicentric breakage event. We propose that independent post-zygotic breaks of a dicentric chromosome as a likely mechanism leading to the generation of the observed cell lines. The post-zygotic origin of the inv dup del rearrangements and the associated mosaicism can be a more frequent phenomenon than currently appreciated. Therefore, genotype-phenotype correlations in the inv dup del rearrangements need to take into account the possible presence of other abnormal cell lines during early development.
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Kowalczyk M, Tomaszewska A, Podbioł-Palenta A, Constantinou M, Wawrzkiewicz-Witkowska A, Kowalski J, Kałużewski B, Zajączek S, Srebniak MI. Another rare case of a child with de novo terminal 9p deletion and co-existing interstitial 9p duplication: clinical findings and molecular cytogenetic study by array-CGH. Cytogenet Genome Res 2012; 139:9-16. [PMID: 22965227 DOI: 10.1159/000342165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Trisomy 9p is the fourth most common chromosome abnormality found in liveborns. We report on a rare case of partial trisomy 9p complicated by partial monosomy 9p. Clinical manifestation included craniofacial abnormalities typical for trisomy 9p syndrome, developmental delay, mental retardation and brain anomaly in the form of Dandy-Walker malformation. The cytogenetic abnormality was investigated with FISH and array-CGH to characterize the breakpoints of the complex rearrangement. The patient's karyotype was 46,XX,der(9)del(9)(p24)dup(9)(p21p24)dn.arr 9p24.3p24.2 (1-2,414,485)×1,9p24.2p21.3(2,414,485-24,101,280)×3. The cytogenetic rearrangement led to a 2.4-Mb deletion of 9p24.2pter and a 21.6-Mb duplication of 9p24.2p21.3. The clinical and cytogenetic findings in our and other similar patients are compared.
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- M Kowalczyk
- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland.
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Yang Y, Wang C, Wang F, Zhu L, Liu H, He X. Novel chromosomal translocation t(11;9)(p15;p23) involving deletion and duplication of 9p in a girl associated with autism and mental retardation. Gene 2012; 502:154-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2012] [Revised: 04/15/2012] [Accepted: 04/18/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Complex rearrangement involving 9p deletion and duplication in a syndromic patient: genotype/phenotype correlation and review of the literature. Gene 2012; 502:40-5. [PMID: 22537675 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Revised: 03/29/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We describe a 7-year-old boy with a complex rearrangement involving the whole short arm of chromosome 9 defined by means of molecular cytogenetic techniques. The rearrangement is characterized by a 18.3 Mb terminal deletion associated with the inverted duplication of the adjacent 21,5 Mb region. The patient shows developmental delay, psychomotor retardation, hypotonia. Other typical features of 9p deletion (genital disorders, midface hypoplasia, long philtrum) and of the 9p duplication (brachycephaly, down slanting palpebral fissures and bulbous nasal tip) are present. Interestingly, he does not show trigonocephaly that is the most prominent dysmorphism associated with the deletion of the short arm of chromosome 9. Patient's phenotype and the underlying flanking opposite 9p imbalances are compared with that of reported patients and the proposed critical regions for 9p deletion and 9p duplication syndromes.
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Li P, Pomianowski P, DiMaio MS, Florio JR, Rossi MR, Xiang B, Xu F, Yang H, Geng Q, Xie J, Mahoney MJ. Genomic characterization of prenatally detected chromosomal structural abnormalities using oligonucleotide array comparative genomic hybridization. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A:1605-15. [PMID: 21671377 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2010] [Accepted: 03/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Detection of chromosomal structural abnormalities using conventional cytogenetic methods poses a challenge for prenatal genetic counseling due to unpredictable clinical outcomes and risk of recurrence. Of the 1,726 prenatal cases in a 3-year period, we performed oligonucleotide array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) analysis on 11 cases detected with various structural chromosomal abnormalities. In nine cases, genomic aberrations and gene contents involving a 3p distal deletion, a marker chromosome from chromosome 4, a derivative chromosome 5 from a 5p/7q translocation, a de novo distal 6q deletion, a recombinant chromosome 8 comprised of an 8p duplication and an 8q deletion, an extra derivative chromosome 9 from an 8p/9q translocation, mosaicism for chromosome 12q with added material of initially unknown origin, an unbalanced 13q/15q rearrangement, and a distal 18q duplication and deletion were delineated. An absence of pathogenic copy number changes was noted in one case with a de novo 11q/14q translocation and in another with a familial insertion of 21q into a 19q. Genomic characterization of the structural abnormalities aided in the prediction of clinical outcomes. These results demonstrated the value of aCGH analysis in prenatal cases with subtle or complex chromosomal rearrangements. Furthermore, a retrospective analysis of clinical indications of our prenatal cases showed that approximately 20% of them had abnormal ultrasound findings and should be considered as high risk pregnancies for a combined chromosome and aCGH analysis.
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- Peining Li
- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
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Bouhjar IBA, Hannachi H, Zerelli SM, Labalme A, Gmidène A, Soyah N, Missaoui S, Sanlaville D, Elghezal H, Saad A. Array-CGH study of partial trisomy 9p without mental retardation. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A:1735-9. [PMID: 21626676 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Accepted: 03/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Partial trisomy 9p is one of the most common detected autosomal structural anomalies, so the phenotype-genotype correlation of this rearrangement has been well described. Despite variation in size of the 9p duplications, trisomy 9p syndrome is characterized by typical dysmorphic features and a variable but constant psychomotor and mental retardation. Previously reported phenotype genotype correlation studies proposed that the critical region for phenotype is located in 9p22. We report here on a new patient with partial trisomy 9p13.3→9pter in an 8-year-old boy with typical trisomy 9p dysmorphic features but a normal mental development. Cytogenetics investigations showed that our patient karyotype was 47,XY,+ der(22)t(9;22)(p13.q11) inherited by a 3:1 disjunction of a maternal reciprocal translocation t(9;22)(p13.q11). FISH and array CGH analysis were used to better characterize duplicated chromosomal regions and showed a large duplication of chromosome 9p13.3→9pter associated to microduplication in 22q11.1. The size of the duplications in chromosomes 9p and 22q were estimated about 33.9 and 2.67 Mb, respectively. The comparison between this case and those reported in the literature allows us to support that all syndromes show variability and that not all partial trisomies 9p are associated with intellectual disability.
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- Inesse Ben Abdallah Bouhjar
- Cytogenetics and Reproductive Biology Department, Farhat Hached University Teaching Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
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Jelin A, Perry H, Hogue J, Oberoi S, Cotter PD, Klein OD. Clefting in trisomy 9p patients: genotype-phenotype correlation using microarray comparative genomic hybridization. J Craniofac Surg 2011; 21:1376-9. [PMID: 20856024 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3181ef2bbf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Duplication 9p syndrome (partial trisomy 9p) is characterized by craniofacial anomalies, mental retardation, and distal phalangeal hypoplasia. Here, we present a female patient with microcephaly and incomplete bilateral cleft lip and palate, whose initial cytogenetic analysis revealed a de novo trisomy 9p. The patient, now 21 years old, has persistent microcephaly, craniofacial and hand anomalies, history of a seizure disorder, and global mental retardation. Oligonucleotide-based array comparative genomic hybridization was performed and revealed partial trisomy 9p21.1->9pter and a deletion of 9p12.1 to 9p11.2. Our case supports the utility of array comparative genomic hybridization for the precise characterization of chromosomal anomalies and for the ascertainment of genotype-phenotype correlation in patients with partial trisomy 9p.
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- Angie Jelin
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Lincoln-de-Carvalho CR, Vicente FMP, Vieira TAP, de Mello MP, Marques-de-Faria AP. A de novo cryptic 5p deletion and 9p duplication detected by subtelomeric MLPA in a boy with cri du chat syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A:450-4. [PMID: 21271672 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Carolina R Lincoln-de-Carvalho
- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Abu-Amero KK, Hellani AM, Salih MA, Seidahmed MZ, Elmalik TS, Zidan G, Bosley TM. A de novo marker chromosome derived from 9p in a patient with 9p partial duplication syndrome and autism features: genotype-phenotype correlation. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2010; 11:135. [PMID: 20858261 PMCID: PMC2946294 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-11-135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Background Previous studies focusing on candidate genes and chromosomal regions identified several copy number variations (CNVs) associated with increased risk of autism or autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Case Presentation We describe a 17-year-old girl with autism, severe mental retardation, epilepsy, and partial 9p duplication syndrome features in whom GTG-banded chromosome analysis revealed a female karyotype with a marker chromosome in 69% of analyzed metaphases. Array CGH analysis showed that the marker chromosome originated from 9p24.3 to 9p13.1 with a gain of 38.9 Mb. This mosaic 9p duplication was detected only in the proband and not in the parents, her four unaffected siblings, or 258 ethnic controls. Apart from the marker chromosome, no other copy number variations (CNVs) were detected in the patient or her family. Detailed analysis of the duplicated region revealed: i) an area extending from 9p22.3 to 9p22.2 that was previously identified as a critical region for the 9p duplication syndrome; ii) a region extending from 9p22.1 to 9p13.1 that was previously reported to be duplicated in a normal individual; and iii) a potential ASD locus extending from 9p24.3 to 9p23. The ASD candidate locus contained 34 genes that may contribute to the autistic features in this patient. Conclusion We identified a potential ASD locus (9p24.3 to 9p23) that may encompass gene(s) contributing to autism or ASD.
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- Khaled K Abu-Amero
- Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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