title: Further delineation of the 22q13 deletion syndrome.
abstract: A chromosomal deletion syndrome associated with a 22q13 microdeletion has previously been reported in approximately 75 children. We report six cases from Denmark with a deletion of 22q13. One was cytogenetically visible by conventional karyotyping, one was diagnosed by high resolution karyotyping after the demonstration of low arylsulfatase A activity. Two were diagnosed by high resolution CGH analysis, one was diagnosed by multisubtelomeric FISH analysis and one was diagnosed serendipitously as lack of the control signal in a FISH analysis for 22q11 deletion. One of the cases was a mosaic with 16% of cells showing two signals. The phenotype of the children included: generalized developmental delay, compromised language development, hypotonia, normal or accelerated growth and minor facial dysmorphism. Other features were partial agenesis of the corpus callosum, bilateral ureteropelvic stricture, gastroesophageal reflux and hearing loss. One case had a different phenotype, and showed a deletion as well as a duplication. The extent of the deletion was studied by quantitative PCR analysis of a number of DNA markers in the 22q13 region. The deletions varied in size, extending from 4.0 to 9.0 Mb. The clinical phenotype seemed rather similar although some specific features might be attributable to differences in deletions.
authors.affiliation: The John F. Kennedy Institute, Glostrup, Denmark Department of Clinical Genetics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of Pediatrics, Gentofte County Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark Department of Pediatrics, Herning Hospital, Herning, Denmark Department of Pediatrics, Vendsyssel Hospital, Hjørring, Denmark Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark Department of Pediatrics, Glostrup County Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark University of Copenhagen, Panum Institute, Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lindquist
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kirchhoff
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lundsteen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erichsen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kristensen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lillquist
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Smedegaard
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Skov
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tommerup
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brøndum-Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002892:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22 / Q000235:genetics*; D003582:Cytogenetics; D003718:Denmark; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000473:pathology*; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities; D019066:Facies; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000473:pathology; D010641:Phenotype; D013577:Syndrome