A 12.4 Mb direct duplication in 19q12-q13 in a boy with cardiac and CNS malformations and developmental delay

J Appl Genet. 2011 Aug;52(3):335-9. doi: 10.1007/s13353-011-0033-5. Epub 2011 Mar 3.

Abstract

The interstitial duplication of the long arm of chromosome 19 is a rare abnormality, characterized by developmental delay and dysmorphic features, also reported in association with cardiac, urinary, and CNS malformations. We describe a new case of de novo 19q12-q13.2 duplication characterized by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) and, by reviewing the data from previous articles, we report a tentative genotype/phenotype correlation. Four previously described cases showed the same or overlapping 19q duplications and shared with our patient common dysmorphisms, psychomotor retardation, and CNS malformations. The present description of a new case of 19q12-q13.2 duplication with a molecular cytogenetic and genomic characterization adds further elements to the understanding of the impact of the genomic segment on the phenotype.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Central Nervous System / growth & development*
  • Central Nervous System / pathology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19 / genetics*
  • Comparative Genomic Hybridization
  • Cytogenetics / methods
  • Developmental Disabilities / genetics*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gene Duplication*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Genome, Human
  • Genotype
  • Heart / growth & development*
  • Heart / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Male
  • Phenotype