Department of Pediatrics, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Int J Med Sci. 2023 Sep 4;20(11):1377-1385. doi: 10.7150/ijms.86773. eCollection 2023.
22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is a microdeletion syndrome exhibiting significant clinical phenotype variability. This study aimed to investigate the clinical features, immune profiles, and cognitive abilities of 22q11.2DS patients receiving treatment at MacKay Memorial Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan. This is a cross-sectional analysis between January 2001 and December 2022. We recruited 27 patients with 22q11.2DS using fluorescence hybridization (FISH), multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH). Our evaluation included patient history, physical examination, laboratory analysis, and cardiac and cognitive assessment. We included 27 patients with 22q11.2DS, 7 (25.9%) of whom were female. The median age of the patients was 17.9 yr. Ninety-three percent of the patients exhibited the characteristic facial features associated with the syndrome. A family history of 22q11.2DS was found in 11.1% of the patients. Furthermore, 74.1% of the patients had a congenital heart defect, the most common of which was tetralogy of Fallot (40.7%). Hypocalcemia was observed in 40.7% of the patients. A low T-cell count was observed in 66.7% of the patients, whereas 18.5% had low immunoglobulin levels. Cognitive assessments revealed that four out of six evaluated patients (66.7%) had an intellectual disability, as evidenced by intellectual quotient scores less than 70. The remaining two patients (33.3%) had a borderline intellectual function. Tetralogy of Fallot, hypocalcemia, immunologic defects, and cognitive impairment were common among our patients. To address the potential multisystem involvement, we recommend that all affected individuals undergo a comprehensive evaluation by a multidisciplinary care team.
22q11.2 缺失综合征(22q11.2DS)是一种微缺失综合征,表现出显著的临床表型变异性。本研究旨在探讨在台北马偕纪念医院接受治疗的 22q11.2DS 患者的临床特征、免疫谱和认知能力。这是一项 2001 年 1 月至 2022 年 12 月的病例交叉分析。我们使用荧光杂交(FISH)、多重连接依赖性探针扩增(MLPA)和阵列比较基因组杂交(aCGH)招募了 27 例 22q11.2DS 患者。我们的评估包括患者病史、体格检查、实验室分析以及心脏和认知评估。
我们纳入了 27 例 22q11.2DS 患者,其中 7 例(25.9%)为女性。患者的中位年龄为 17.9 岁。93%的患者表现出与该综合征相关的特征性面部特征。11.1%的患者有 22q11.2DS 的家族史。此外,74.1%的患者存在先天性心脏病,最常见的是法洛四联症(40.7%)。40.7%的患者存在低钙血症。66.7%的患者存在 T 细胞计数低,18.5%的患者存在免疫球蛋白水平低。认知评估显示,6 名评估患者中有 4 名(66.7%)存在智力障碍,表现为智商得分低于 70。其余 2 名患者(33.3%)存在边缘智力功能。法洛四联症、低钙血症、免疫缺陷和认知障碍在我们的患者中较为常见。为了应对潜在的多系统受累,我们建议所有受影响的个体都由多学科护理团队进行全面评估。