Article
Contiguous gene syndrome due to an interstitial deletion in Xp22.3 in a boy with ichthyosis, chondrodysplasia punctata, mental retardation and ADHD.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Lonardo Fortunato, Parenti Giancarlo, Luquetti Daniela Varela, Annunziata Ida, Della Monica Matteo, Perone Lucia, De Gregori Manuela, Zuffardi Orsetta, Brunetti-Pierri Nicola, Andria Generoso, Scarano Gioacchino
Abstract excerpt
Microdeletions of Xp22.3 can result in contiguous gene syndromes, showing the variable association of apparently unrelated clinical manifestations such as ichthyosis, chondrodysplasia punctata, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, anosmia, ocular albinism, short stature and mental retardation. We report on a boy with ichthyosis, dysmorphic features and mental retardation with ADHD. The patient was born at term after a...
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