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Artigalás,Osvaldo; Paskulin,Giorgio; Riegel,Mariluce; Burin,Maira; Saraiva-Pereira,Maria Luiza; Maluf,Sharbel; Kiss,Andrea; Schwartz,Ida Vanessa D.. |
A 10-year-old speechless, mentally deficient male, with low arylsulfatase A (ARSA) activity, and presumably, methachromatic leukodystrophy, underwent genetic evaluation. As the clinical picture was not compatible with this diagnosisan ARSA gene and chromosome analysis were performed, showing the presence of a pseudodeficiency ARSA allele and a de novo apparently balanced t(16;22)(p11.2;q13) translocation. A deletion on the long arm of chromosome 22 encompassing the ARSA gene, as shown by FISH and array-CGH, indicated a 22q13 deletion syndrome. This case illustrates the importance of detailed cytogenetic investigation in patients presenting low arylsulfatase A activity and atypical/unspecific clinical features. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: 22q13 deletion; Apparently balanced translocation; ARSA gene; Arylsulfatase A pseudodeficiency; Metachromatic leukodystrophy. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572012000300007 |
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