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Westphal, D.S. ; Andres, S.* ; Beitzel, K.I.* ; Makowski, C.* ; Meitinger, T. ; Hoefele, J.*

Identification of a de novo microdeletion 1q44 in a patient with hypogenesis of the corpus callosum, seizures and microcephaly - A case report.

Gene 616, 41-44 (2017)
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Microdeletion 1q44 on the long arm of chromosome 1 leads to a phenotype that includes microcephaly, seizure, agenesis or hypogenesis of the corpus callosum, polydactyly, congenital heart defects and severe developmental delay along with characteristic facial dysmorphic signs. Until today, the distinct genetic causes for the different symptoms remain unclear. We here report a 1.2Mb de novo microdeletion 1q44 identified by performing a SNP array analysis. The female patient presented with microcephaly, seizure, hypogenesis of corpus callosum, postaxial hexadactyly, an atrial septal defect, a ventricular septal defect, hypertelorism, a long and smooth philtrum, thin vermilion borders, and micrognathia, all common features of microdeletion 1q44. An additionally performed chromosome analysis excluded any chromosomal rearrangements. The deleted region included the genes ZBTB18 as well as HNRNPU amongst others. Both are possibly candidate genes for the dysgenesis of the corpus callosum. AKT3, another candidate gene, was not affected by the deletion in this patient. Thus, the genetic findings in this case report spotlight ZBTB18 and HNRNPU in the genesis of the typical microdeletion 1q44 symptoms, especially concerning the dysgenesis of the corpus callosum, and therefore could help to unveil more of the genetic background of this syndrome.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords 1q44 Deletion ; Hypogenesis Of Corpus Callosum ; Intellectual Disability ; Seizure; Candidate Genes; Critical Region; Mb Deletion; Abnormalities; Brain; Agenesis; 1q43q44; Protein; Akt3; Boy
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0378-1119
e-ISSN 1879-0038
Journal Gene
Quellenangaben Volume: 616, Issue: , Pages: 41-44 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Elsevier
Publishing Place Amsterdam
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Human Genetics (IHG)