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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2021

Chromosome 9p terminal deletion in nine Egyptian patients and narrowing of the critical region for trigonocephaly.

Amal M Mohamed, Alaa K Kamel, Maha M Eid, Ola M Eid, Mona Mekkawy, Shymaa H Hussein, Maha S Zaki, Samira Esmail, Hanan H Afifi, Ghada Y El-Kamah and 11 more

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Amal M MohamedDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Human Cytogenetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-0258-7653
Alaa K KamelDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Human Cytogenetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Maha M EidDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Human Cytogenetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Ola M EidDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Human Cytogenetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Mona MekkawyDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Human Cytogenetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Shymaa H HusseinDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Human Cytogenetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Maha S ZakiDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Clinical Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Samira EsmailDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Clinical Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Hanan H AfifiDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Clinical Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-2502-4776
Ghada Y El-KamahDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Clinical Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Ghada A OtaifyDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Clinical Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Heba Ahmed El-AwadyDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-5401-0154
Aya ElaidyDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Clinical Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Mahmoud Y EssaDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Clinical Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Mona El-RubyDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Clinical Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Engy A AshaatDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Clinical Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Saida A HammadDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Human Cytogenetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Inas MazenDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Clinical Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Ghada M H Abdel-SalamDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Clinical Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Mona AglanDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Clinical Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Samia TemtamyDivision of Human Genetics and Genome Research, Department of Clinical Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
National Human Genome Research Institute · USFayoum University · EG

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Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to delineate the clinical phenotype of patients with 9p deletions, pinpoint the chromosomal breakpoints, and identify the critical region for trigonocephaly, which is a frequent finding in 9p terminal deletion.

methodsWe investigated a cohort of nine patients with chromosome 9p terminal deletions who all displayed developmental delay, intellectual disability, hypotonia, and dysmorphic features. Of them, eight had trigonocephaly, seven had brain anomalies, seven had autistic manifestations, seven had fair hair, and six had a congenital heart defect (CHD).

resultsKaryotyping revealed 9p terminal deletion in all patients, and patients 8 and 9 had additional duplication of other chromosomal segments. We used six bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones that could identify the breakpoints at 17-20 Mb from the 9p terminus. Array CGH identified the precise extent of the deletion in six patients; the deleted regions ranged from 16 to 18.8 Mb in four patients, patient 8 had an 11.58 Mb deletion and patient 9 had a 2.3 Mb deletion.

conclusionThe gene deletion in the 9p24 region was insufficient to cause ambiguous genitalia because six of the nine patients had normal genitalia. We suggest that the critical region for trigonocephaly lies between 11,575 and 11,587 Mb from the chromosome 9p terminus. To the best of our knowledge, this is the minimal critical region reported for trigonocephaly in 9p deletion syndrome, and it warrants further delineation.

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Chromosome DeletionCraniosynostosesChromosomesEgyptHumansKaryotyping9p deletionambiguous genitaliaautismbrain anomaliestrigonocephaly

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