[Chromosome analysis and phenotype location analysis on a patient with the karyotype of 45, XX, -13/46, XX, r(13)/46, XX, r(13;13)/47, XX, 2r(13)(p13q32.3)].
OBJECTIVE
This study was conducted on a patient with ring-chromosome 13 syndrome and the results were presented and comparatively analyzed with reference to the related literature so as to detect the correlation between chromosome 13 band and the phenotype.


METHODS
In this study the authors used G-banding, C-banding, N-banding, high-resolution banding, phenotype location analysis, and a comparative review of literature.


RESULTS
It was found that karyotypes of the patient's parents are normal. The patient's karyotype is 45, XX, -13/46, XX, r(13)/46, XX, r(13;13)/47, XX, 2r(13) (p13q32.3). The typical syndrome of ring-chromosome 13 is related to the deletion of 13q34; the deletion of 13q32-13q32.2 is related to hand and foot abnormality, heart murmur, renal defect, skeletal abnormality and external genital abnormality; the deletion of 13q32.3-13q33 is related to micrognathia; 13q22-13q32 is related to atresia, and 13q13-q22 is related to anencephaly.


CONCLUSIONS
It is confirmed that a new breakage-reunion point of ring-chromosome is located at 13p13 and 13q32.3. The variety of clinical characteristics and phenotypes in patients with ring-chromosome 13 syndrome are closely related to the differences of the deletion of chromosome 13.
National Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078 PR China. liangds@xysm.net
De-sheng
DS
Liang
Ling-qian
LQ
Wu
Zhi-gao
ZG
Long
Qian
Q
Pan
He-ping
HP
Dai
Jia-hui
JH
Xia
D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D025063:Chromosome Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D012303:Ring Chromosomes