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. 2005 Mar 30;76(5):865–876. doi: 10.1086/429841

Table 1.

Clinical Characterization of Eight Patients with Increased Dosage of 22q11.2[Note]

Finding for Patient
Feature 1 2 3 4 4M 5 6 7 Results(No. Affected/No. Tested)of Ensenaueret al. (2003)
22q11.2 copy number 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
Age at last evaluation 8 years 4 years 1 mo 8 years 4 mo 3 years 34 years
Sex M F M F F F F F
Heart defect +a +b 2c,d/6
Velopharyngeal insufficiency + 5/5
Palatal defect A 4/7
Hearing impairment +e +e + +f 4/6
Failure to thrive + + +
Sleep apnea +
Absent thymus/asplenia 1/6
Urogenital abnormality 2/5
Hypotonia + + + 1/5
Gastrointestinal abnormality +
Cognitive deficits +g,h +g,h +g,i +h +i 5/5
Behavioral problems +j +k +l 3/3
Seizures + + + 1/6
Dysmorphic features: 6/6
 Broad nasal bridge + + + +
 Hand/foot abnormality +m +n +o +o 4p,q/5
 Hypertelorism + + +
 Epicanthal folds + + 2/5
 Micrognathia + + + 3/5
 Microcephaly + + 1/6
 Additional features +r +s +t +u +v +w 6/6
Other +x +y +z +aa +bb

Note.— “+” = feature present; “−” = feature absent; blank cells indicate unknown or patient too young to determine; A = arched.

a

Hypoplastic left heart.

b

Tetrology of Fallot and right-sided aortic arch.

c

Tetrology of Fallot.

d

Hypoplastic left heart and interrupted aortic arch.

e

Impairment secondary to recurrent otitis media.

f

Mild conductive deafness.

g

Speech delay.

h

Developmental delay.

i

Learning difficulties.

j

Impulsivity and aggression.

k

Short concentration span and social immaturity.

l

Childhood aggression and childhood ADD.

m

Clinodactyly of the fifth fingers.

n

Hypoplastic fifth fingernail and toenails smaller than normal.

o

Broad hands, with square tipped fingers and prominent fetal finger pads.

p

Abnormal palmar creases.

q

Long fingers and/or toes.

r

High forehead, round face, flat supraorbital ridge, short nose, thin upper lip, and long, smooth philtrum.

s

Narrow face and downslanting palpebral fissures.

t

Prominent eyes, medial deficiency of the eyebrows, and prominent chin and lower lip.

u

Eversion of the lateral eye lids and bulbous nasal tip.

v

Facial asymmetry.

w

Mild synophrys, tented peak in the middle of each eyebrow, facial asymmetry, and small, downslanting mouth.

x

Maternal half brother (aged 16 years) with developmental delay, paternal cousin (aged 9 years) with behavioral problems, and another paternal cousin with cleft lip and palate.

y

Gross motor delay and poor fine-motor skills.

z

Nystagmus and myopia; prominent metopic suture, with an anterior fontanel of a width of three fingers; sagittal sutures widely separated; and open posterior fontanel.

aa

Left ear pit.

bb

Chorioretinal coloboma, visual impairment, and preauricular skin tags.