title: Interstitial deletion of (17)(p11.2p11.2) in nine patients.
abstract: We describe a new and distinct syndrome involving an interstitial deletion of short arm of chromosome 17 in nine unrelated patients (six males; three females) ranging in age from 3 months to 65 years. In eight patients, a deletion of a portion of band 17p11.2 was associated with a striking similar phenotype including brachycephaly, midface hypoplasia, prognathism, hoarse voice, and speech delay with or without hearing loss, psychomotor and growth retardation, and behavior problems. The one patient with a complete deletion of band 17p11.2 was more severely affected with facial malformations, cleft palate, and major anomalies of cardiac, skeletal, and genitourinary systems; the patient died at age 6 months. Careful cytogenetic analysis including high-resolution techniques will be important for the further identification of patients with this previously unrecognized deletion syndrome.
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000235:genetics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002902:Chromosomes, Human, 16-18; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000235:genetics; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000235:genetics; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities; D013577:Syndrome