Delineation of the proximal 3q microdeletion syndrome

Marcia J. Simovich, Steven D. Bland, Daniel A. Peiffer, Kevin L. Gunderson, Wai Cheung Sau, Svetlana A. Yatsenko, Marwan Shinawi

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Abstract

Interstitial deletions of the proximal long arm of chromosome 3 are very rare and a defined clinical phenotype is not established yet. We report on the clinical, cytogenetic and molecular findings of a 20-month-old Hispanic male with a 2.5 Mb de novo deletion on q13.11q13.12. Up to now, this is the smallest deletion reported among patients with the proximal 3q microdeletion syndrome. The patient has distinct facial features including brachycephaly, broad and prominent forehead, flat nasal bridge, prominent ears, anteverted nose, tetralogy of Fallot, bilateral cryptorchidism, and peripheral skeletal abnormalities. To further delineate the proximal 3q deletion syndrome, the phenotype of our patient was compared with 10 other patients previously described. We found that ALCAM and CBLB are the only genes deleted in our patient and based on previously published data, we propose that the CBLB gene is responsible for the craniofacial phenotype in patients with deletions of proximal 3q region.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1729-1735
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
Volume146
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2008

Keywords

  • 3q13 deletion
  • ALCAM
  • Array-CGH
  • CBLB
  • Chromosome rearrangement

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