We present an 18-month-old male with Tetralogy of Fallot, retrognathia, short stature, global developmental delay, and dysmorphic features who was found to have dual diagnoses of both Williams syndrome and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS). To our knowledge, this is the second case of such a co-occurrence documented in the medical literature. Our patient presents with a blended physical phenotype of these two conditions and a behavioral phenotype that is distinct from what is typically observed in either disorder alone. We compare our patient's phenotype to the previously reported case and to the typical phenotypes for each individual condition. Additionally, we discuss why the occurrence of these two disorders together seems to be so rare, and the benefit of a genetics evaluation to an inpatient service team and the patient.
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Genes (Basel)
December 2022
Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Front Immunol
December 2021
Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain.
Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is characterized by congenital cardiac abnormalities, hypoplastic thymus, palatal abnormalities, and hypocalcemia, although other clinical features are frequent such as autoimmune and psychiatric disorders. One-third of the patients have psychotic disorders, frequently followed by developmental regression and long-term cognitive disturbances.
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Department of Neurology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.
The paper presents a clinical case of congenital cleft palate as a manifestation of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome accompanied by other systemic disorders having direct impact on functional indicators and perioperative period during cleft surgery. Specific for 22q11.
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December 2017
The Behavioral Neurogenetics Center, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Background: Numerous studies have assessed the socio-cognitive profile in Williams syndrome (WS) and, independently, in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS).
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