title: 2q31.2q32.3 deletion syndrome: report of an adult patient.
abstract: A 36-year-old patient with a disorder characterized by severe mental retardation, behavioral problems, dysmorphic face, "muscular build," and hand/foot anomalies, is reported. Following a diagnosis of de novo pericentric inversion of chromosome 8 based on standard cytogenetic analysis, a subsequent 75 kb array-CGH investigation disclosed a deletion spanning for about 13.7 Mb in the 2q31.2q32.3 region. Whole painting of chromosome 8 established the intrachromosomal nature of the rearrangement and FISH analysis with locus-specific probes confirmed the deletion on the long arm of chromosome 2. The deleted region, clinical outcome, and medical history in this patient are mainly superimposable to those reported in a published 8-year-old boy, suggesting that this genomic segment is prone to rearrangements and its hemizygosity gives rise to a clinically recognizable syndrome. The role of some genes mapping in the deleted region and related with distinct disorders is discussed. Interestingly, deletion of MSTN gene, a negative regulator of muscle growth, was associated in our patient with a "muscular build," a feature which could be regarded as a handle for clinical recognition of this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Medical Genetics Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prontera
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bernardini
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stangoni
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Capalbo
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rogaia
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ardisia
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Novelli
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dallapiccola
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Donti
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D007446:Chromosome Inversion; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 / Q000235:genetics; D055028:Comparative Genomic Hybridization; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000235:genetics; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000235:genetics; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D055435:Myostatin / Q000235:genetics; D010641:Phenotype; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: C525911:MSTN protein, human; D055435:Myostatin