Title of article
Acrocallosal Syndrome in a 6-Year-Old Iranian Boy
Author/Authors
Sahebalzamani، Afsaneh نويسنده Genetic unit,Kerman Welfare Organization,Kerman,Iran , , Kariminejad، Ariana نويسنده Kariminejad-Najmabadi Pathology & Genetics Center,Tehran,Iran كريمي نژاد, آريانا
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2016
Pages
4
From page
4134
To page
4137
Abstract
Acrocallosal syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hypoplasia /agenesis of corpus callosum, moderate to severe mental retardation, characteristic crainioafacial abnormalities and distinctive digital malformation .
Here we report a sixyearold boy with mental retardation , dolicocephally, hypertelorism, strabismus, postaxial polydactyly and agenesis of corpus callosum .
With these finding acrocallosal syndrome was suspected and KIF7 gene sequencing was performed,revealing a homozygous deletion inexon 14 of KIF7 gene. Both parents were heterozygous carriers.
Keywords
KIF7 , Agenesis of corpus callosum , Mental retardation , Acrocallosal Syndrome
Journal title
Genetics in the 3rd Millennium
Serial Year
2016
Journal title
Genetics in the 3rd Millennium
Record number
2401030
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