Phenotypic variability of distal 22q11.2 copy number abnormalities

Am J Med Genet A. 2011 Jul;155A(7):1623-33. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34051. Epub 2011 Jun 10.

Abstract

The availability of microarray technology has led to the recent recognition of copy number abnormalities of distal chromosome 22q11.2 that are distinct from the better-characterized deletions and duplications of the proximal region. This report describes five unrelated individuals with copy number abnormalities affecting distal chromosome 22q11.2. We report on novel phenotypic features including diaphragmatic hernia and uterine didelphys associated with the distal microdeletion syndrome; and frontomedial polymicrogyria and callosal agenesis associated with the distal microduplication syndrome. We describe the third distal chromosome 22q11.2 microdeletion patient with Goldenhar syndrome. Patients with distal chromosome 22q11.2 copy number abnormalities exhibit inter- and intra-familial phenotypic variability, and challenge our ability to draw meaningful genotype-phenotype correlations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22 / genetics*
  • DNA Copy Number Variations / genetics*
  • Female
  • Genetic Association Studies
  • Goldenhar Syndrome / genetics
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Phenotype*
  • Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / genetics
  • Young Adult