Chromosome 6q25 microdeletion syndrome

Title

Other Names:

6q25 microdeletion syndrome; Deletion 6q25; Monosomy 6q25

Categories:

Chromosome Disorders; Congenital and Genetic Diseases

Summary Summary

The following summary is from Orphanet, a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs.

Orpha Number: 251056

Disease definition

6q25 microdeletion syndrome is a recently described syndrome characterized by developmental delay, facial dysmorphism and hearing loss.

Epidemiology

It has been clinically and molecularly characterized in 4 patients.

Clinical description

All of them presented with microcephaly, developmental delay, dysmorphic features and hearing loss, whereas two of them had agenesis of the corpus callosum. Dysmorphic features include midface hypoplasia, hypertelorism, broad nasal root and posteriorly rotated ears.

Etiology

This syndrome is caused by an interstitial deletion encompassing 6q25.2-q25.3. These de novo deletions were characterized by comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) microarray and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). They have a variable size with the smallest region of overlap (SRO) of 3.52 Mb.

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Last updated: 3/5/2011

Symptoms Symptoms

This table lists symptoms that people with this disease may have. For most diseases, symptoms will vary from person to person. People with the same disease may not have all the symptoms listed. This information comes from a database called the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) . The HPO collects information on symptoms that have been described in medical resources. The HPO is updated regularly. Use the HPO ID to access more in-depth information about a symptom.

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Medical Terms	Other Names	Learn More: HPO ID
80%-99% of people have these symptoms
Global developmental delay		0001263
Intellectual disability, mild	Mental retardation, borderline-mild Mild and nonprogressive mental retardation Mild mental retardation [ more ]	0001256
Microcephaly	Abnormally small skull Decreased circumference of cranium Decreased size of skull Reduced head circumference Small head circumference [ more ]	0000252
Sensorineural hearing impairment		0000407
30%-79% of people have these symptoms
Abnormality of the pinna	Abnormally shaped ears Auricular malformation Deformed ears Malformed ears Simple ears [ more ]	0000377
Abnormality of vision	Abnormality of sight Vision issue [ more ]	0000504
Agenesis of corpus callosum		0001274
Downslanted palpebral fissures	Downward slanting of the opening between the eyelids	0000494
Epicanthus	Eye folds Prominent eye folds [ more ]	0000286
Failure to thrive	Faltering weight Weight faltering [ more ]	0001508
High palate	Elevated palate Increased palatal height [ more ]	0000218
Hypertelorism	Wide-set eyes Widely spaced eyes [ more ]	0000316
Low-set, posteriorly rotated ears		0000368
Malar flattening	Zygomatic flattening	0000272
Plagiocephaly	Flat head syndrome Flattening of skull Rhomboid shaped skull [ more ]	0001357
Short stature	Decreased body height Small stature [ more ]	0004322
Wide nasal bridge	Broad nasal bridge Broad nasal root Broadened nasal bridge Increased breadth of bridge of nose Increased breadth of nasal bridge Increased width of bridge of nose Increased width of nasal bridge Nasal bridge broad Wide bridge of nose Widened nasal bridge [ more ]	0000431
5%-29% of people have these symptoms
Abnormality of cardiovascular system morphology		0030680
Camptodactyly of finger	Permanent flexion of the finger	0100490
Cleft palate	Cleft roof of mouth	0000175
Clinodactyly of the 5th finger	Permanent curving of the pinkie finger	0004209
External genital hypoplasia	Underdevelopment of external reproductive organs	0003241
Long philtrum		0000343
Micrognathia	Little lower jaw Small jaw Small lower jaw [ more ]	0000347
Neonatal hypotonia	Low muscle tone, in neonatal onset	0001319
Rocker bottom foot	Rocker bottom feet Rocker-bottom feet Rockerbottom feet [ more ]	0001838
Seizures	Seizure	0001250
Upslanted palpebral fissure	Upward slanting of the opening between the eyelids	0000582
Ventriculomegaly		0002119

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Last updated: 6/1/2019

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Healthcare Resources

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Organizations Supporting this Disease

Chromosome Disorder Outreach (CDO)
PO Box 724
Boca Raton, FL 33429
Telephone: +1-561-395-4252
E-mail: https://chromodisorder.org/contact/
Website: https://chromodisorder.org/
Unique – Rare Chromosome Disorder Support Group
G1, The Stables
Station Road West
Surrey
RH8 9EE
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)1883 723356
E-mail: info@rarechromo.org
Website: https://www.rarechromo.org/

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These resources provide more information about this condition or associated symptoms. The in-depth resources contain medical and scientific language that may be hard to understand. You may want to review these resources with a medical professional.

In-Depth Information

The Monarch Initiative brings together data about this condition from humans and other species to help physicians and biomedical researchers. Monarch’s tools are designed to make it easier to compare the signs and symptoms (phenotypes) of different diseases and discover common features. This initiative is a collaboration between several academic institutions across the world and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Visit the website to explore the biology of this condition.
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Orphanet is a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge.
PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Chromosome 6q25 microdeletion syndrome. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.

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