JS-X syndrome: A multiple congenital malformation with vocal cord paralysis, ear deformity, hearing loss, shoulder musculature underdevelopment, and X-linked recessive inheritance

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Jul;79(7):1164-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.05.001. Epub 2015 May 12.

Abstract

We report on a family with a not earlier described multiple congenital malformation. Several male family members suffer from laryngeal obstruction caused by bilateral vocal cord paralysis, outer and middle ear deformity with conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, facial dysmorphisms, and underdeveloped shoulder musculature. The affected female members only have middle ear deformity and hearing loss. The pedigree is suggestive of an X-linked recessive inheritance pattern. SNP-array revealed a deletion and duplication on Xq28 in the affected family members. A possible aetiology is a neurocristopathy with most symptoms expressed in structures derived from branchial arches.

Keywords: Ear; Facial dysmorphism; Hearing loss; Multiple congenital malformation; Shoulder musculature; Vocal cord paralysis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / genetics
  • Chromosome Deletion
  • Chromosome Duplication
  • Chromosomes, Human, X / genetics
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities / genetics*
  • Ear, External / abnormalities*
  • Ear, Middle / abnormalities*
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss, Conductive / genetics*
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscle, Skeletal / abnormalities*
  • Netherlands
  • Pedigree
  • Syndrome
  • Vocal Cord Paralysis / genetics*