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Screening of subtelomeric rearrangements in 100 Korean Pediatric patients with unexplained mental retardation and anomalies using subtelomeric FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization).

Abstract：

:Rearrangements of the subtelomeric regions of chromosomes account for a significant proportion of the underlying genetic defects in both idiopathic mental retardation (MR) and multiple congenital anomalies. To detect the rearrangements, a set of subtelomeric fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probes has been developed. The aim of this study was to reveal the frequency of subtelomeric rearrangements in Korean patients with MR or multiple anomalies. We performed a FISH study using a commercially available subtelomeric FISH probes on a series of unrelated Korean pediatric patients with MR or multiple anomalies without identifiable causes. We used a checklist to evaluate the developmental delay and/or MR. Patients who were shown to have chromosome abnormalities, metabolic disorders, or recognizable dysmorphic syndromes by clinical and laboratory findings were excluded. As a result, 100 patients were eligible for the Subtelomeric FISH study, and a total of 29 patients (29%) were suspected to have subtelomeric rearrangements on initial screening by the multiprobe FISH kit. Among theses, confirmatory FISH studies by using single locus-specific FISH probes were performed in 24 patients. One patient (a 10- yr-old girl) was confirmed to have rearrangement, deletion of the telomeric portion of the short arm of chromosome 4 (4p). Her clinical manifestation was compatible with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, which is known to be caused by 4p deletion. The frequency of subtelomeric rearrangements in this study was 1.1% (1/95), lower than those previously reported (0.5-16.3%). We suggest that subtelomeric FISH test is a useful screening tool for patients with idiopathic MR and/or dysmorphism regardless of its false positive value.

journal_name

J Korean Med Sci

journal_title

Journal of Korean medical science

authors

Park HK,Kim HJ,Kim HJ,Han SH,Kim YJ,Kim SH

doi

10.3346/jkms.2008.23.4.573

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-08-01 00:00:00

pages

573-8

issue

eissn

1011-8934

issn

1598-6357

pii

200808573

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Screening of subtelomeric rearrangements in 100 Korean Pediatric patients with unexplained mental retardation and anomalies using subtelomeric FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization).