Frontonasal malformation with tetralogy of Fallot associated with a submicroscopic deletion of 22q11

Am J Med Genet. 1997 Mar 31;69(3):287-9. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19970331)69:3<287::aid-ajmg13>3.0.co;2-n.

Abstract

We report on a 14-month-old girl with bifid nasal tip and tetralogy of Fallot. Several similar patients have been described with CNS or eye abnormalities. Chromosome analysis with FISH, using Oncor DiGeorge probes, confirmed a submicroscopic deletion of 22q11. Many patients with Shprintzen (velo-cardio-facial) syndrome have a similar deletion with conotruncal cardiac defects and an abnormal nasal shape, suggesting that a gene in this area, possibly affecting neural crest cells, influences facial and other midline development.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chromosome Deletion*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Nose / abnormalities*
  • Tetralogy of Fallot / genetics*