Article
Nonmosaic tetrasomy 15q25.2 → qter identified with SNP microarray in a patient with characteristic facial appearance and review of the literature.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jul 2014
Xu Huihui, Xiao Bing, Ji Xing, Hu Qin, Chen Yingwei, Qiu Wenjuan
Abstract excerpt
Tetrasomy for the distal chromosome 15q is rare, and only 22 patients (including 6 cases without detailed information) have been described to date in the literature. Here we report on another patient with nonmosaic tetrasomy 15q25.2-qter resulted from an inverted duplication of distal chromosome 15. This patient presents with features of development delay, arachnodactyly, joint contractures and typical facial...
Topics
- ADAMTS Proteins
- Abnormalities, Multiple
- Aneuploidy
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15
- Craniofacial Abnormalities
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins
- Facies
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Infant
- Karyotype
- Male
- Muscular Atrophy
