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. 2013 Aug 10;71(8):1327–1352. doi: 10.1007/s00018-013-1430-1

Table 2.

Microdeletion and microduplication syndromes with genomic copy number variation and CHD

Syndrome Chromosome region Frequency of CHD among patients (%) CHD candidate gene(s) in regiona Function of candidate gene(s)e Reference (OMIM #)
Microdeletion syndromes
 8p23.1 deletion syndrome 8p23.1 94 GATA4 GATA-binding TF [195]
 17q23 microdeletion syndrome 17q23 86 TBX2 T-box TF [216] (613355)
 DiGeorge syndrome 22q11.2 65–75 TBX1; CRKL T-box TF; Tyrosine kinase [263] (188400)
 1p36 deletion syndrome 1p36 71 DVL1 WNT signaling component [264] (607872)
 2q31.1 microdeletion syndrome 2q31.1 70 SP3 Sp TF [265]
 Kleefstra syndrome 9q34 40 EHMT1 H3K9 methyl transferase [205, 206, 208] (610253)
 16p12.2–p11.2 microdeletion syndrome 16p12.2–p11.2 60 N/A [266] (613604)
 Jacobsen syndrome 11q23-qter 56 N/A [267] (147791)
 Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome 4p16.3 50 WHSC1; FGFRL1 H3K36 methyl transferase; fibroblast growth factor receptor [268] (194190)
 Williams–Beuren Syndrome 7q11.23 53–85 ELN; BAZ1B Elastin; subunit of chromatin remodeling complex [180] (194050)
 Smith–Magenis syndrome 17p11.2 40–45 MAPK7 b MAP kinase [269, 270] (182290)
 Koolen-De Vries syndrome 17q21.31 27–36 KANSL1 c Subunit of NSL histone acetylation complex [210, 212] (610443)
 1q21.1 deletion syndrome 1q21 29 GJA5 Connexin 40 [197, 271]
 Miller–Dieker lissencephaly syndrome 17p13.3 22 N/Ad [272, 273] (247200)
 Sotos syndrome 5q35 21 NSD1 H3K36 methyl transferase [274276] (117550)
 Brachydactyly-mental retardation syndrome 2q37 20 HDAC4 Histone deacetylase [277, 278] (600430)
 15q13 microdeletion syndrome 15q13 15 N/A [279, 280] (612001)
Microduplication syndromes
 16p13.3 microduplication 16p13.3 40 CREBBP Histone acetyltransferase [281] (613458)
 16p13.11 microduplication 16p13.11 20 MYH11 Smooth muscle myosin HC [282]
 Potocki–Lupski syndrome 17p11.2 50 MAPK7 MAP kinase [283, 284] (610883)
 22q11.2 duplication syndrome 22q11.2 15 TBX1 T-box TF [285] (608363)
Chromosomal aneuploidy
 Patau syndrome 47, +13 (trisomy 13) 86 N/A [150]
 Edward syndrome 47, +18 (trisomy 18) 61–94 N/A [147, 148]
 Down syndrome 47, +21 (trisomy 21) 50 N/A [146] (190685)

aGenes causing heart defects when deleted in mice (http://www.informatics.jax.org) (bold) and/or by point mutations in additional patients with CHD as part of the clinical spectrum (underlined)

bPoint mutations in RAI1 causes Smith–Magenis syndrome, but CHD have not been reported in patients with point mutations in RAI1 and cardiac defects are not observed in the Rai1 mouse model [286]

cOne out of four KDVS patients with point mutations in KANSL1 had CHD

dThe lissencephaly phenotype of MDLS is caused by haploinsufficiency of the PAFAH1B1 gene (also known as LIS1) [287, 288], but it is presently unknown which gene is responsible for heart defects in MDLS patients

e TF transcription factor