title: Rare interstitial deletion 9q31.2 to q33.1 de novo: longitudinal study in a patient over a period of more than 20 years.
abstract: The female carrier of a de novo interstitial deletion 9q [karyotype 46,XX,del(9)(q31.2q33.1)] was followed up over a period of more than 20 years. She shows facial dysmorphisms and significant growth retardation. Motor abilities are restricted by muscular hypotonia and malposition of the feet. She has mental retardation. There was no speech development and phases of autism were reported. By analyses with FISH and short tandem repeat markers, the interstitial deletion was confirmed and characterized to span 9q31.2q33.1, comprising at least 7.07 Mb. The aberration is of paternal origin.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, University Medical Centre of Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany. ulrike.gamerdinger@patho.med.uni-giessen.de
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gamerdinger
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eggermann
authors.forename: Regine
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Gesa
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schwanitz
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kreiss-Nachtsheim
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9 / Q000235:genetics*; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000235:genetics; D010641:Phenotype