title: De novo pure 12q22q24.33 duplication: first report of a case with mental retardation, ADHD, and Dandy-Walker malformation.
abstract: We present a patient with a de novo 12q nonmosaic pure duplication characterized by multiple minor anomalies and Dandy-Walker malformation. A neurological and behavioral assessment revealed psychomotor retardation and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with neurobehavioral abnormalities (auto- and heteroaggressive behavior). Fluoxetine therapy in this case markedly improved the neurobehavioral profile, with a decreased level of aggression. To define the extension of the duplicated region, we performed FISH analyses by using YAC probes. The analyses revealed a tandem duplication of the 12q22q24.33 region, with the proximal breakpoint located between 96.5 and 97.6 cM and the distal one between 154 and 161 cM. This is the first case of pure de novo duplication involving the 12q22q24.33 region. To better define the clinical phenotype associated with 12q partial duplication, we compared our case with the four patients with similar pure duplications previously described.
authors.affiliation: Medical Genetics, Experimental Medicine and Pathology Department, University La Sapienza, S. Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cappellacci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pescosolido
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grammatico
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002881:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12 / Q000235:genetics*; D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000473:pathology; D020440:Gene Duplication; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000473:pathology; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male