Abstract
Langer-Giedion syndrome results from a microdeletion at 8q24.1 encompassing the EXT1 and the adjacent TRPS1 gene. We report on a boy with an oligo array-cgh characterized small microdeletion involving EXT1 alone but with some features of Langer-Giedion syndrome suggesting a functional disturbance of TRPS1. This boy, in addition to a mild Langer-Giedion like phenotype, also had some unusual features including prominent toe pads and fat pads on the soles of his feet similar to those described in Pierpont syndrome.
2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
MeSH terms
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Adipose Tissue / abnormalities
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Child, Preschool
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Chromosome Deletion*
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 / genetics*
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DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
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Exostosin 1
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Humans
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In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
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Karyotyping
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Langer-Giedion Syndrome / diagnosis*
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Langer-Giedion Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
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Langer-Giedion Syndrome / genetics*
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Male
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N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases / genetics*
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Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
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Phenotype
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Radiography
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Repressor Proteins
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Toes / abnormalities
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Transcription Factors / genetics*
Substances
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DNA-Binding Proteins
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Repressor Proteins
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TRPS1 protein, human
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Transcription Factors
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N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases
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Exostosin 1