Syndromal frontonasal dysostosis in a child with a complex translocation involving chromosomes 3, 7, and 11
- Univ. of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN (United States)
We report on a 4-year-old boy with typical frontonasal dysostosis and an apparently balanced de novo translocation involving chromosomes 3, 7, and 11, and four breakpoints. The karyotype was 46,XY,t(7;3)(3;11) (7pter{r_arrow}7q21.3::3q27{r_arrow}3qter;3pter{r_arrow}3q23::11q21{r_arrow}11qter;11pter{r_arrow}11q21::3q23{r_arrow}3q27::7q21.3{r_arrow}7qter). In situ hybridization with a chromosome 3 painting probe confirmed the interpretation from GTG banding. The child had a widow`s peak, marked hypertelorism, absence of the nasal tip, and widely separated nares. He also had an atrial septal defect, micropenis, small testes, clubfeet, scoliosis, block C2-4, and structural brain abnormalities on MRI. In review we found two other cases of frontonasal dysostosis with chromosome abnormalities, neither of which was similar to our case. The presence of a de novo (apparently) balanced translocation in our patient may help to locate the gene(s) for frontonasal dysplasia and perhaps other midline craniofacial malformations. 16 refs., 4 figs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 90835
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Medical Genetics, Vol. 55, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: 13 Feb 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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