Postnatal diagnosis of constitutive ring chromosome 13 using both conventional and molecular cytogenetic approaches

2018-08-022018-08-022015-03MINASI, L. B.; PINTO, I. P.; DE ALMEIDA, J. G. de; MELO, A. V. de; CUNHA, D. M. C.; RIBEIRO, C. L.; SILVA, G. P.; BRASIL, M. G.; SILVA, D. M.; SILVA, C. C. da; CRUZ, A. D. da. Postnatal diagnosis of constitutive ring chromosome 13 using both conventional and molecular cytogenetic approaches. Genetics and Molecular Research, Ribeirão Preto, v. 14, n. 1, p. 1692-1699, Mar. 2015.e- 1676-5680http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/15519We describe the first postnatal diagnosis of a child from Central Brazil with de novo cytogenetic alterations in 13q showing malformations of the brain, eyes, distal limbs, and genitourinary tract, and severe intellectual disability. The karyotype was a constitutive 46,XX,r(13)[77]/45,XX,-13[17]/46,XX,idic r(13)[6]. Interphase and metaphase fluorescence in situ hybridization analyses also showed the absence of 13qter and the presence of 13q14.3 in the cells with r(13), and chromosome microarray analysis detected a 15.39 Mb deletion in chromosome region 13q32.3-q34. This study is intended as the registry of a rare case of chromosomal rearrangement involving chromosome 13 in Central Brazil. Further studies are needed to define whether genetic haploinsufficiency is associated with each major 13q deletion anomaly.engAcesso Aberto13q deletionRing chromosome 13Complex phenotypeFluorescence in situ hybridizationChromosomal microarray analysisKaryotypePostnatal diagnosis of constitutive ring chromosome 13 using both conventional and molecular cytogenetic approachesArtigo10.4238/2015.March.6.15