Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : European Journal of Medical Genetics
Source : European Journal of Medical Genetics, Volume 54, Number 3, p.247-255 (2011)
Keywords : adult, ambiguous genitalia, amnion fluid, article, Blood, body dysmorphic disorder, centromere, child, Chromosome Aberrations, Chromosome Banding, Chromosome Disorders, comparative genomic hybridization, congenital malformation, cytogenetics, Family Health, family history, female, Fluorescence, fluorescence in situ hybridization, Genetic Association Studies, genotype, human, Humans, In Situ Hybridization, infant, karyotyping, male, oligonucleotide probe, Pedigree, phenotype, preschool child, Reproducibility of Results, sensitivity and specificity, short stature, supernumerary chromosome
Campus : Kochi
School : School of Medicine
Department : Paediatrics
Year : 2011
Abstract : Small supernumerary marker chromosome (sSMC) is a structurally altered additional chromosome that may not be explicitly clarified by conventional karyotyping alone. About one third of sSMC carriers have abnormal phenotypes and its clinical correlation is difficult, especially in prenatal studies. The present study was aimed at characterizing 19 sSMC identified in 15 patients with dysmorphic features with or without multiple congenital anomalies, conspicuous family history, short stature and/or ambiguous genitalia. All the sSMC were primarily identified by routine cytogenetics studies (performed with banding techniques) from peripheral blood except in one patient, where amniotic fluid was used. All sSMCs were further characterized by array-CGH (using 44 K oligonucleotide probe) and/or fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using multicolor banding (MCB), centromere specific multicolor FISH (cenM-FISH), subcentromere-specific multicolor FISH (subcenM-FISH), micro-dissection and/or reverse FISH. This report demonstrates the worth of advanced molecular (cyto)genetic techniques in characterizing sSMC, their utility in genotype-phenotype correlation and risk of clinical presentation. © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS.
Cite this Research Publication : Fa Sheth, Andrieux, Jb, Ewers, Ec, Kosyakova, Nc, Weise, Ac, Sheth, Hd, Romana, S. - Pe, LeLorc'h, Me, Delobel, Bf, Theisen, Of, Liehr, Tc, Nampoothiri, Sg, and Sheth, Ja, “Characterization of sSMC by FISH and molecular techniques”, European Journal of Medical Genetics, vol. 54, pp. 247-255, 2011.