TY - JOUR
T1 - The ring 14 syndrome
T2 - Clinical and molecular definition
AU - Zollino, Marcella
AU - Seminara, Laura
AU - Orteschi, Daniela
AU - Gobbi, Giuseppe
AU - Giovannini, Simona
AU - Giustina, Elvio Della
AU - Frattini, Daniele
AU - Scarano, Angela
AU - Neri, Giovanni
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - The ring 14 (r14) syndrome is a rare condition, whose precise clinical and genetic characterization is still lacking. We analyzed a total of 20 patients with r14 and another 9 patients with a linear 14q deletion. The ring was complete, with no apparent loss of chromosome material, in 6 cases; a terminal 14q deletion, varying in size from 0.65 to 5 Mb, was detected in the remaining 14 cases. Deleted ring chromosomes were 70% paternal and 30% maternal. UPD (14) was never detected. With respect to the linear 14q deletions, three were proximal, varying in size from 4 to 7.2 Mb, and six distal, varying in size from 4.8 to 20 Mb. The majority of the linear deletions were also of paternal origin, and UPD (14) was excluded in all cases. Clinically, the r14 syndrome was characterized by a recognizable phenotype, consisting of shortness of stature, a distinctive facial appearance, microcephaly, scoliosis, and ocular abnormalities, which included abnormal retinal pigmentation, strabismus, glaucoma, and abnormal macula. All patients except one had mental retardation. Drug-resistant epilepsy was another highly consistent finding. Aggressive and hyperactive behavior was noted in about half of the patients. Based on genotype-phenotype correlations, we could deduce that retinal abnormalities, epilepsy, microcephaly, and mental retardation map within the proximal 14q11.2-q12 region. Likewise, behavior disorders and scoliosis could be assigned to the 14q32 region.
AB - The ring 14 (r14) syndrome is a rare condition, whose precise clinical and genetic characterization is still lacking. We analyzed a total of 20 patients with r14 and another 9 patients with a linear 14q deletion. The ring was complete, with no apparent loss of chromosome material, in 6 cases; a terminal 14q deletion, varying in size from 0.65 to 5 Mb, was detected in the remaining 14 cases. Deleted ring chromosomes were 70% paternal and 30% maternal. UPD (14) was never detected. With respect to the linear 14q deletions, three were proximal, varying in size from 4 to 7.2 Mb, and six distal, varying in size from 4.8 to 20 Mb. The majority of the linear deletions were also of paternal origin, and UPD (14) was excluded in all cases. Clinically, the r14 syndrome was characterized by a recognizable phenotype, consisting of shortness of stature, a distinctive facial appearance, microcephaly, scoliosis, and ocular abnormalities, which included abnormal retinal pigmentation, strabismus, glaucoma, and abnormal macula. All patients except one had mental retardation. Drug-resistant epilepsy was another highly consistent finding. Aggressive and hyperactive behavior was noted in about half of the patients. Based on genotype-phenotype correlations, we could deduce that retinal abnormalities, epilepsy, microcephaly, and mental retardation map within the proximal 14q11.2-q12 region. Likewise, behavior disorders and scoliosis could be assigned to the 14q32 region.
KW - Chromosome 14 deletions
KW - Epilepsy
KW - Ring chromosome 14
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U2 - 10.1002/ajmg.a.32831
DO - 10.1002/ajmg.a.32831
M3 - Article
C2 - 19441122
AN - SCOPUS:66349129147
VL - 149
SP - 1116
EP - 1124
JO - American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
JF - American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
SN - 1552-4825
IS - 6
ER -