15q overgrowth syndrome

15q overgrowth syndrome is a rare partial autosomal trisomy/tetrasomy syndrome.[1] The condition was first identified in a 2009 report.[2]

15q overgrowth syndrome
Other names15q26 overgrowth syndrome

Signs and symptoms

Features of this condition include:[1]

Macrocephaly and craniosynostosis may also be present.

Causes

The cause of this condition is genetic but its origins are unclear. The condition may be inherited (fashion unknown) or not inherited.[1]

References

  1. "15q overgrowth syndrome (Concept Id: C4749920)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  2. Tatton-Brown, Katrina; Pilz, Daniela T.; Orstavik, Karen Helene; Patton, Michael; Barber, John C. K.; Collinson, Morag N.; Maloney, Vivienne K.; Huang, Shuwen; Crolla, John A.; Marks, Karen; Ormerod, Eli; Thompson, Peter; Nawaz, Zafar; Lese-Martin, Christa; Tomkins, Susan (February 2009). "15q overgrowth syndrome: a newly recognized phenotype associated with overgrowth, learning difficulties, characteristic facial appearance, renal anomalies and increased dosage of distal chromosome 15q". American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 149A (2): 147–154. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.32534. ISSN 1552-4833. PMID 19133692.
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