title: A Saudi Patient with an Interstitial Deletion of Short Arm of Chromosome 3 (p13 to p21) and its Association with Joubert's Syndrome Features.
abstract: We report a case of 4 weeks old girl with a de novo interstitial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 3 (p13-p21) and clinical findings typical of proximal 3p deletion together with heart defects, choanal atresia, ear anomalies, central nervous system anomalies, renal anomalies and associated Joubert's syndrome (JS). Family history is unremarkable and parenteral chromosomes were normal. The clinical manifestations of the patient are compared with those of 11 patients previously described with a proximal 3p deletion. The additional JS features associated with this syndrome were described. This is the first case report in English literature describing 3p deletion associated with additional JS features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology Section, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ali Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Mersal
authors.forename: Mahaboob K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Basha
authors.forename: Zaina S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Brinji
authors.forename: Ghazal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Avand
keywords: Chromosome 3p; Joubert's syndrome; interstitial deletion; multiple congenital anomalies
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