Prenatal Diagnosis of Primrose Syndrome

J Ultrasound Med. 2024 Feb;43(2):411-414. doi: 10.1002/jum.16354. Epub 2023 Nov 6.

Abstract

Primrose syndrome is a very rare congenital malformation. Symptoms of this disorder may appear during childhood, but the diagnosis is identified in adulthood in the majority of cases. The prenatal diagnosis of Primrose syndrome is not developed in the literature. We present herein a case series of 3 cases with characteristic sonographic features. A dysmorphic metopic suture, downslanting palpebral fissures, a wide forehead, and agenesis of corpus callosum are the main signs. A missense mutation in ZBTB20 identified in whole exome sequencing can confirm the prenatal diagnosis of Primrose syndrome.

Keywords: Primrose syndrome; exome sequencing; prenatal diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple* / diagnostic imaging
  • Agenesis of Corpus Callosum / diagnostic imaging
  • Agenesis of Corpus Callosum / genetics
  • Calcinosis*
  • Ear Diseases*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability* / diagnosis
  • Intellectual Disability* / genetics
  • Muscular Atrophy*
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Diagnosis

Supplementary concepts

  • Primrose syndrome