Acta Medica 2014; 3: 26–28 acta medica CASE REPORT 1p36 Microdeletion Syndrome: A Case Report Pınar Zengin AKKUŞ1, [MD] ABSTRACT Yavuz ŞAHİN2, [MD] 1p36 deletion syndrome is one of the most common microdeletion syndromes with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 5000. A 3-year-old girl with intellectu- Eda UTINE1, [MD] al disability and facial anomalies was admitted to the Genetics Outpatient 1 Koray BODUROĞLU , [MD] Clinic. The patient was born to consanguineous parents. She had seizures and growth retardation, behavioral problems including aggression and self-injurious behavior. On physical examination, she had low body weight, short stature, and dysmorphic facial characteristics including microceph- aly, prominent forehead, deep set eyes, straight eyebrows and micrognath- ia. Ophthalmologic, auditory and cardiac examinations were normal. Facial 1 Department of Pediatrics, Department of dysmorphic features and intellectual disability suggested presence of 1p36 Pediatric Genetics, microdeletion syndrome, and this was confirmed by karyotype analysis and 2 Department of Medical Genetics at Hacettepe fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH): 46,XX,del (1) (p36.3) (CDC2L1- University, Faculty of Medicine ,CEB108-). The condition is caused by a deletion with variable breakpoints at * Corresponding Author: Pınar Zengin Akkuş, the distal tip of the short arm of chromosome. The deletion may at times be MD, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, detected by high resolution karyotype, but mostly, FISH analysis is required Department of Pediatrics, Department of for definitive diagnosis. Pediatric Genetics, Sihhiye, 06100 Ankara, Turkey Key words: 1p36 microdeletion, intellectual disability, dysmorphic features e-mail [email protected] Received 31 March 2014; accepted 11 April 2014; pub- lished online 28 April 2014 Introduction 1p36 microdeletion syndrome is one of the most of 3 months. She was learned to sit with support common deletion syndromes and can be observed at 1.5 years and without support at 2 years of age. in 1 out of 5000 live births (1). The deletion may oc- At 3 years of age, she did not have any compre- cur at variable breakpoints at the distal tip of the hensible word. By this age, she was noted to have short arm of chromosome 1 (2). Herein, we report behavioral abnormality, and was self-injurious on a patient who was admitted to genetics depart- and aggressive. ment with dysmorphic facial appearance and intel- On physical examination at admission, the an- lectual disability at 3 years of age, and was diagnosed thropometric measures were as follows; weight with 1p36 microdeletion syndrome. This syndrome 9.5 kg (below 3rd centile), height 86 cm (3rd cen- is a clinically recognizable entity and is a common tile), and head circumference 43 cm (below 3rd cen- cause of intellectual disability. tile). She had dysmorphic facial characteristics in- cluding microcephaly, prominent forehead, deep set Case Presentation eyes, straight eyebrows and micrognathia (Figure The patient was born subsequent to a term gestation 1). Ophthalmologic, auditory and cardiac examina- from second degree consanguineous parents with a tions were normal. birth weight of 2600 gr. Both parents and her broth- Characteristic facial appearance and intellec- er were healthy and of average height. No other im- tual disability suggested 1p36 deletion syndrome. portant diseases were known in other members of Karyotype analysis was performed on GTG-banded the family. metaphase spreads prepared from phytohemag- The past history revealed that she had seizures glutinine (PHA) -stimulated peripheral blood lym- and developmental retardation, evident by the age phocytes after standard culture and chromosome 26 © 2014 Acta Medica. All rights reserved. Acta Medica 2014; 3: 26-28 Aslan et al. Figure 1. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) anal- ysis showing the deletion in 1p36 region (arrow). nasal bridge, large and late-closing anterior fontanel, prominent forehead, midface hypoplasia, long phil- trum, pointed chin and posteriorly rotated low set ears constitute the typical craniofacial abnormali- ties of the syndrome (1-2). The present patient had Figure 1. Facial characteristics of the patient. (Consent dysmorphic craniofacial features including micro- of the family was obtained for the publication of the pho- cephaly, prominent forehead, deep set eyes, straight to of the patient.) eyebrows and micrognathia. Variable degree of intellectual disability is pres- preparation techniques. Chromosome analysis was ent in all cases, being severe in majority of cases (2). done in 20 metaphases with a resolution of 550 During neonatal period, 95% of patients have hy- bands, which revealed 46,XX. Fluorescence in situ potonia, and related feeding problems such as poor hybridization (FISH) was performed as previous- sucking, frequent vomiting and gastroesophage- ly described (3) using commercial probes for 1p36 al reflux. Starting early in her past history, our pa- (Abbott Vysis LSI 1p36 Microdeletion Region Probe, tient had marked hypotonia with delayed gross mo- Abbott Molecular Inc. Des Plaines, IL). FISH re- tor developmental steps. All patients have global de- vealed absence of the terminal signal at the short velopmental delay, and language is severely affect- arm of chromosome 1 (Figure 2), confirming the ed. Particularly, expressive language is absent in 75%, clinical diagnosis of 1p36 microdeletion. Final mo- usually limited to a few isolated words (17%) or at lecular karyotype was 46,XX.ish del (1) (p36.3) the level of two-word phrases (8%) (4). (CDC2L1-,CEB108-). Neurological manifestations of the disorder may The patient was directed to rehabilitation and also include early onset seizures (44-58%), infantile special education programs. A systematic long-term spasms (20%), and EEG abnormalities, besides devel- clinical follow-up was planned. Genetic counsel- opmental delay. Central nervous system anomalies, ling about this sporadic disorder was provided to including enlarged lateral ventricles, cortical atrophy, the family. enlarged subarachnoid space, diffuse brain atrophy, and hypoplasia/thinning or total/partial absence Discussion of corpus callosum, may be present in 88% of cas- The patients with 1p36 microdeletion syndrome es (2). Behavioral abnormalities such as biting hands have facial and developmental characteristics and wrists (30%), temper tantrums (22%), stereotyp- that are easily recognizable, as it is in the present- ic behaviors like hand washing, flapping, head-shak- ed patient. ing, banging and rocking (34%), hyperphagia (13%) Microbrachycephaly, straight eyebrows, epi- and reduced social interactions are reported in 50% canthal folds, deeply set eyes, wide and depressed of cases (4). Seizures, verbal developmental delay, © 2014 Acta Medica. All rights reserved. 27 1p36 Microdeletion Syndrome: A Case Report self-injurious behavior and aggressiveness were the characteristics and symptoms (1). Pure terminal dele- neurological findings present in our patient. tions, interstitial deletions, complex chromosome re- In our patient ophthalmologic, auditory and car- arrangements and derivative chromosomes without diac examinations were normal and she had no skel- common breakpoints were previously reported (6). etal or genitourinary abnormalities. However, con- Karyotype analysis should be done when the genital heart defects are commonly seen (71%) in characteristic combination of clinical features de- 1p36 microdeletion, such as atrial septal defects scribed above are detected. In some cases deletion (28%), cardiomyopathy (27%), ventricular septal de- is large enough to be detected by high-resolution fects (23%), patent ductus arteriosus (12.8%), valvu- karyotype analysis. However, usually there is a need lar abnormalities (20.5%), tetralogy of Fallot (7.7%), for FISH or array comparative genomic hybridiza- coarctation of aorta (5.1%) and Ebstein anomaly (2%) tion (aCGH) analysis (1). The deletion usually occurs (1,2,4). Skeletal anomalies observed in this syndrome sporadically, however, karyotype and FISH analyses may include delayed bone age, rib anomalies (16%), should be ordered, in case there are two affected sib- scoliosis (16%), congenital hip dysplasia, valgus de- lings. Prenatal testing is indicated for families who formity of femoral neck, calcaneovalgus, phalangeal had a child with this syndrome or if a parent is a hypoplasia of hands (3%), and lower limb asymmetry known carrier of chromosome rearrangement. (1,2,4). Ophthalmologic abnormalities (52%) like stra- Management of a patient diagnosed with 1p36 bismus, hypermetropia, myopia, astigmatism, cat- deletion syndrome should include regular measure- aract, optic nerve coloboma, hearing loss (47%), re- ment of growth parameters, and examinations by nal abnormalities (22%), and genitourinary malfor- cardiology, neurology audiology and ophthalmolo- mations (25%) such as cryptorchidism, hypospadias, gy, with subsequent follow-up visits planned as re- scrotal hypoplasia, micropenis, hypertrophy of cli- quired. Patients should also be evaluated for sei- toris and labia majora have previously been report- zures, renal and skeletal abnormalities. Early inter- ed in patients with 1p36 deletion syndrome (1,2,4). vention for intellectual disability, especially for lan- Hypothyroidism, anal abnormalities, hiatal hernia, guage skills, is essential. Patients should be assigned pyloric stenosis, abnormal pulmonary segmentation to special education programs as early as possible. and sacral/coccygeal