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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
DiGeorge anomaly (DGA) and velo-cardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) are frequently associated with monosomy of chromosome region 22q11. Most patients have a submicroscopic deletion, recently estimated to be at least 1-2 Mb. It is not clear whether individuals who present with only some of the features of these conditions have the deletion, and if so, whether the size of the deletion varies from those with more classic phenotypes. We have used fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to assess the deletion status of 85 individuals referred to us for molecular analysis, with a wide range of DGA-like or VCFS-like clinical features. The test probe used was the cosmid sc11.1, which detects two loci about 2 Mb apart in 22q11.2. Twenty-four patients carried the deletion. Of the deleted patients, most had classic DGA or VCFS phenotypes, but 6 deleted patients had mild phenotypes, including 2 with minor facial anomalies and velopharyngeal incompetence as the only presenting signs. Despite the great phenotypic variability among the deleted patients, none had a deletion smaller than the 2-Mb region defined by sc11.1. Smaller deletions were not detected in patients with particularly suggestive phenotypes who were not deleted for sc11.1, even when tested with two other probes from the DGA/VCFS region.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0148-7299
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
191-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Abnormalities, Multiple, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Child, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Chromosome Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-DiGeorge Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Face, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Heart Defects, Congenital, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Skull, pubmed-meshheading:7625444-Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Submicroscopic deletions at 22q11.2: variability of the clinical picture and delineation of a commonly deleted region.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't