Terminal deletion of chromosome 10q26: delineation of two clinical phenotypes

Genet Couns. 1998;9(4):271-5.

Abstract

We present genotype-phenotype correlations in two patients with distal 10q deletion. A patient with a small terminal deletion presented mild mental retardation and behavioral difficulties with hyperactivity, whereas the patient with a larger deletion, had multiple congenital anomalies and moderate mental retardation. Our observation confirms the previous suggestion that larger deletions of distal chromosome 10q are associated with a more severe clinical presentation, whereas hyperactive behavior may be a specific feature of small terminal deletions of chromosome 10q26.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / genetics*
  • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / diagnosis
  • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / genetics
  • Child
  • Chromosome Deletion*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10*
  • Female
  • Genotype*
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Intellectual Disability / diagnosis
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics
  • Karyotyping
  • Male
  • Microcephaly / genetics
  • Phenotype*