8q22.2q22.3 Microdeletion Syndrome Associated with Hearing Loss and Intractable Epilepsy. (10th January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rincon, Alejandra; Paez-Rojas, Paola; Suárez-Obando, Fernando
• Other Names: Cotter Philip D. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in genetics. Volume 2019(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-01-10
• Subjects: Genetics -- Periodicals; Genetics -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Genetics; Genetic Phenomena; Genetics; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 576.5
• DOI: 10.1155/2019/7608348
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6544

Abstract

Abstract : 8q22.2q22.3 microdeletion syndrome has been described in only seven patients. We present a new case from Colombia. The characteristics of this condition are developmental delay, microcephaly, seizures, and typical facial dysmorphism. We discuss the clinical phenotype of the patient presenting relevant findings like hearing loss and severe epilepsy and the possible relations between the phenotype and the genes involved in the microdeletion. We describe a female with developmental delay, microcephaly, epilepsy, severe short stature, impaired speech, facial dysmorphism, and congenital deafness. A minimal/maximal deletion of 5.238 Mb and 5.374Mb, respectively, at 8q22.2q22.3 was diagnosed using a genome-wide array. The clinical phenotype is similar to the others seven patients previously reported; however, the severity of epilepsy and the concomitant hearing loss is remarkable, characteristics previously observed independently in only two patients. The KCNS2 gene is located in the deleted regions (8q22.2). Therefore it is a possible candidate for explaining the complex neurologic phenotype.