14q12q13.2 microdeletion syndrome: Clinical characterization of a new patient, review of the literature, and further evidence of a candidate region for CNS anomalies

Autor: Emanuela Ponzi, Mattia Gentile, Emanuele Agolini, Emilia Matera, Roberto Palumbi, Antonia Lucia Buonadonna, Antonia Peschechera, Alessandra Gabellone, Maria Fatima Antonucci, Lucia Margari
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 7, Pp n/a-n/a (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2324-9269
DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1289
Popis: Abstract Background Chromosome 14q11‐q22 deletion syndrome (OMIM 613457) is a rare contiguous gene syndrome. Two regions of overlap (RO) of the 14q12q21.1 deletion have been identified: a proximal region (RO1), including FOXG1(*164874), NKX2‐1(*600635), and PAX9(*167416) and a distal region (RO2), including NKX2‐1 and PAX9. We report a 6‐year‐old boy with mild dysmorphic facial features, global developmental delay, and hypoplasia of the corpus callosum. Methods and Results Array‐CGH analysis revealed a 14q12q13.2 microdeletion. We compared the phenotype of our patient with previously published cases in order to establish a genotype–phenotype correlation. Conclusion The study hypothesizes the presence of a new RO, not including the previously reported candidate genes, and attempt to define the associated molecular and psychomotor/neurobehavioral phenotype. This region encompasses the distal breakpoint of RO1 and the proximal breakpoint of RO2, and seems to be associated with intellectual disability (ID), hypotonia, epilepsy, and corpus callosum abnormalities. Although more cases are needed, we speculated on SNX6(*606098) and BAZ1A(*605680) as potential candidate genes associated with the corpus callosum abnormalities.
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