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Rare case of a heterozygous microdeletion 9q21.11-q21.2: Clinical and genetic characteristics Cover

Rare case of a heterozygous microdeletion 9q21.11-q21.2: Clinical and genetic characteristics

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|Dec 2018

Abstract

Intellectual disability is affecting 3.0-4.0% of the general population. Copy number variants (CNVs) are a significant cause leading to neurodevelopmental disorders such as intellectual disability, epilepsy, autism spectrum disorders and developmental delay. The use of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-array and array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) as diagnostic tools has led to the recognition of new microdeletion/microduplication syndromes associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. It is also useful for further characterization of marker chromosomes. Here, we report a girl with mild intellectual disability and mild facial dysmorphisms. Cytogenetic analysis showed a marker chromosome in some percent of the cells and was followed by SNP-array karyotyping that detected, in addition, a 9655 Mb de novo interstitial deletion at 9q21.1-9q21.2.

Language: English
Page range: 59 - 62
Published on: Dec 31, 2018
Published by: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2018 HY Ivanov, V Stoyanova, I Ivanov, A Linev, R Vazharova, S Ivanov, L Balabanski, D Toncheva, published by Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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