title: Schizophrenia in an adult with 6p25 deletion syndrome.
abstract: Chromosomal deletions at 6p25-p24 are rare findings in patients with developmental delay. There is limited information about the adult phenotype. We present a 36-year-old patient with schizophrenia, mild mental retardation, progressive hearing deficits, and characteristic facial features. Ocular (Axenfeld-Rieger anomaly) abnormalities were diagnosed in infancy; vision, however, has remained unimpaired. There were no other major congenital anomalies. Brain imaging showed only minor changes. There was no family history of intellectual deficits or psychosis. Karyotyping revealed a 6p25 deletion, and detailed fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analyses using 23 probes confirmed a 6.7 Mb 6p25-pter deletion. The breakpoint is near a possible 6p25-p24 locus for schizophrenia. Psychotic illness may be part of the neurodevelopmental abnormalities and long-term outcome of patients with 6p terminal deletions. Other similarly affected patients likely remain to be diagnosed in adult populations of schizophrenia and/or mental retardation.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Genetics Research Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Caluseriu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ragoussis
authors.forename: E W C
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: MacCrimmon
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bassett
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6 / Q000235:genetics*; D005124:Eye Abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000473:pathology; D007621:Karyotyping; D010641:Phenotype; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome