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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 14.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med Genet A. 2008 Jun 15;146A(12):1509–1522. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32366

TABLE III. Primary Indications for Genetic Testing.

Ascertainment N = 95 % Dx at birth–5 years,
n = 44 (46.3%)
Dx at 6–10 years,
n = 23 (24.2%)
Dx at ≥11 years,
n = 26 (27.4%)
Prenatal n = 2 2.1
 Advanced maternal age 1 1.1
 Elevated maternal alpha fetoprotein 1 1.1
Development and behaviors n = 65 68.4
 Speech and/or motor delays 28 29.5 26 (59.1%) 2 (8.7%) 0
 Learning disability/intellectual disability 21 22.1 2 (4.5%) 11 (47.8%) 8 (30.7%)
 Autism spectrum disorder 4 4.2 3 (6.8%) 0 1 (3.8%)
 Other behavior/psychiatric problemsa 12 12.6 1 (2.2%) 6 (26.0%) 5 (19.2%)
Medical features n = 28 29.5
 Dysmorphic featuresb 7 7.4 5 (11.4%) 2 (8.7%) 0
 Microorchidism, delayed/incomplete puberty or testosterone deficiency 11 11.6 0 0 11 (42.3%)
 Tall stature 2 2.1 0 1 (4.3%) 1 (3.8%)
Other 8.4
 Radioulnar synostosis 1 0 1 (4.3%) 0
 Congenital heart defectsc 2 2 (4.5%) 0 0
 Cleft palate/Pierre-Robin 1 1 (2.2%) 0 0
 Micropenis in infancy 1 1 (2.2%) 0 0
 Hypotonia 2 2 (4.5%) 0 0
 Intention tremor 1 1 (2.2%) 0 0
a

Behavioral/psychiatric problems included attention deficits/ADHD, tantrums, impulsivity, mood instability, and bipolar disorder.

b

Dysmorphic features listed include: plagiocephaly, hypertelorism, epicanthal folds, retrognathia, clinodactyly, and single palmar crease. One subject had dysplastic ears and a diagnosis of branchio-oto-renal syndrome.

c

Congenital heart defects included ventricular septal defect and L-transposition of the great arteries with ASD and VSD.