title: Malformation syndrome with t(2;22) in a cancer family with chromosome instability.
abstract: A de novo unbalanced t(2;22)(q37;q11.2) [corrected], resulting in the deletion of the 22pter-q11 and 2q37-qter regions, was observed in a 12-year-old girl born with a congenital malformation syndrome and later displaying signs of neurologic impairment. Some of the clinical signs observed appear to overlap those found in subjects monosomic in the 22q11 region affected by the DiGeorge syndrome. The chromosomal rearrangement observed may be related to a familial cytogenetic instability that also gives rise to sustained cancer predisposition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical Faculty, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Larizza
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Doneda
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weitnauer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rizzi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Lernia
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2; D002892:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22; D004062:DiGeorge Syndrome / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D013577:Syndrome