Interstitial microdeletions including the chromosome band 4q13.2 and the UBA6 gene as possible causes of intellectual disability and behavior disorder

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc

E-ISSN： 1552-4833|167|12|3113-3120

ISSN： 1552-4825

Source： American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A, Vol.167, Iss.12, 2015-12, pp. : 3113-3120

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Abstract

The few proximal 4q chromosomal aberrations identified in patients with neurodevelopmental phenotypes that have been published to date are variable in type, size and breakpoints and, therefore, encompass different chromosome bands and genes, making the establishment of genotype–phenotype correlations a challenging task. Here, microarray‐based copy number analysis allowed us the detection of two novel and partially overlapping deletions in two unrelated families. In Family 1, a 4q13.1‐q13.2 deletion of 3.84 Mb was identified in a mother with mild intellectual disability and in her two children, both with mild intellectual disability and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In Family 2, a de novo 4q13.2‐q13.3 deletion of 6.81 Mb was detected in a female patient, born to unaffected parents, with a diagnosis of mild intellectual disability, behavioral disorder and facial dysmorphism. The shortest region of overlap between these two aberrations is located at chromosome 4q13.2 and includes 17 genes amongst of which we suggest UBA6 (ubiquitin‐like modifier‐activating enzyme 6) as a strong candidate gene for these phenotypes. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.