SATB2-associated syndrome: Mechanisms, phenotype, and practical recommendations

Am J Med Genet A. 2017 Feb;173(2):327-337. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38022. Epub 2016 Oct 24.

Abstract

The SATB2-associated syndrome is a recently described syndrome characterized by developmental delay/intellectual disability with absent or limited speech development, craniofacial abnormalities, behavioral problems, dysmorphic features, and palatal and dental abnormalities. Alterations of the SATB2 gene can result from a variety of different mechanisms that include contiguous deletions, intragenic deletions and duplications, translocations with secondary gene disruption, and point mutations. The multisystemic nature of this syndrome demands a multisystemic approach and we propose evaluation and management guidelines. The SATB2-associated syndrome registry has now been started and that will allow gathering further clinical information and refining the provided surveillance recommendations. © 2016 The Authors. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keywords: 2q32 deletion syndrome; 2q33.1 microdeletion syndrome; Glass syndrome; SATB2; SATB2-associated syndrome.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / genetics
  • Animals
  • Chromosome Deletion
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2
  • Developmental Disabilities / diagnosis
  • Developmental Disabilities / genetics
  • Genetic Association Studies* / methods
  • Genetic Testing
  • Genomics / methods
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / diagnosis
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics
  • Matrix Attachment Region Binding Proteins / chemistry
  • Matrix Attachment Region Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • Matrix Attachment Region Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Mutation
  • Phenotype*
  • Population Surveillance
  • Syndrome
  • Transcription Factors / chemistry
  • Transcription Factors / genetics*
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism

Substances

  • Matrix Attachment Region Binding Proteins
  • SATB2 protein, human
  • Transcription Factors