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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
The DiGeorge anomaly (DGA) is an etiologically heterogeneous developmental field defect in which cardiovascular malformations, hypocalcemia, thymic hypoplasia, and characteristic dysmorphisms are major clinical features. The 22q11.2 deletion is the most common single etiology of DGA, although a number of other chromosomal abnormalities and teratogens, including maternal diabetes, have been implicated as well. We present a patient, born to a diabetic mother, with interrupted aortic arch type B (IAA-B), neonatal hypocalcemia, thymic hypoplasia, and dysmorphic features including microcephaly, thick, overfolded helices, and anteriorly-placed anus. Cytogenetic studies showed the presence of a marker chromosome, identified by fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) as an isochromosome 18p [i(18p)]. We did not detect a 22q11.2 deletion by FISH using a cosmid probe corresponding to locus D22S75. The patient is the first example of either DGA or IAA-B in a patient with i(18p). We review the genetic abnormalities associated with DGA, and discuss the potential contributions of maternal diabetes and i(18p) in our patient.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1552-4825
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
138A
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
155-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-5-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
DiGeorge anomaly in a patient with isochromosome 18p born to a diabetic mother.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports