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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Obsessive Compulsive "Paper Handling": A Potential Distinctive Behavior in Children and Adolescents with KBG Syndrome.

Francesco Demaria, Paolo Alfieri, Maria Cristina Digilio, Maria Pontillo, Cristina Di Vincenzo, Federica Alice Maria Montanaro, Valentina Ciullo, Giuseppe Zampino, Stefano Vicari

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. ANKRD11 binding to cohesin suggests a connection between KBG syndrome and Cornelia de Lange syndrome.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Francesco DemariaChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy.
Paolo AlfieriChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2197-9417
Maria Cristina DigilioMedical Genetics Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy.
Maria PontilloChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy.
Cristina Di VincenzoChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy.
Federica Alice Maria MontanaroChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7293-2315
Valentina CiulloIRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, 00179 Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe ZampinoIstituto di Clinica Pediatrica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Stefano VicariChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy.
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITFondazione Santa Lucia · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

KBG syndrome (KBGS; OMIM #148050) is a rare disease characterized by short stature, facial dysmorphism, macrodontia of the upper central incisors, skeletal anomalies, and neurodevelopmental disorder/intellectual disability. It is caused by a heterozygous variant or 16q24.3 microdeletions of the ANKRD11 gene (OMIM #611192), which plays a primary role in neuronal development. KBGS traits are variable, and mild expressions of the phenotype may complicate diagnosis. The present work aims at improving the characterization of KBGS in order to facilitate its recognition. A psychopathological evaluation of 17 subjects affected by KBGS found that 10 patients exhibited peculiar behavior related to "paper handling". These children and adolescents performed repetitive activities with paper, reminiscent of the hoarding and ordering behaviors characteristic of obsessive compulsive disorder. Their activities were time consuming and carried out in solitary, and forced interruption could generate intense emotional reactions. Paper handling may thus be understood as a potential distinct KBGS symptom akin to an obsessive compulsive symptom. Further research is needed to verify this claim.

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KBG syndromeobsessive compulsive disorder/behaviorpaper handling

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PMID36012925
PMCPMC9410117
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