Brun Aurore, Cailley Dorothée, Toutain Jérôme, Bouron Julie, Arveiler Benoit, Lacombe Didier, Goizet Cyril, Rooryck Caroline
CHU Bordeaux, Department of Medical Genetics, Bordeaux, France.
Eur J Med Genet. 2012 Feb;55(2):135-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2011.11.006. Epub 2011 Dec 3.
We report on a boy presenting with features of OAVS (Oculoauriculovertebral spectrum) and carrying a 1.5 Mb microdeletion in 15q24.1q24.2. This recurrent deletion usually leads to a broad clinical spectrum but has never been found associated with features of OAVS such as ear agenesis. This observation is in accordance with OAVS being a genetically heterogeneous disorder, and points out the importance of array-CGH screening in this disorder.
我们报告了一名患有眼耳脊椎综合征(Oculoauriculovertebral spectrum,OAVS)特征且在15q24.1q24.2区域存在1.5 Mb微缺失的男孩。这种反复出现的缺失通常会导致广泛的临床症状谱,但从未发现与诸如耳发育不全等OAVS特征相关。这一观察结果与OAVS是一种基因异质性疾病相符,并指出了在该疾病中进行阵列比较基因组杂交(array-CGH)筛查的重要性。