5p14 deletion associated with microcephaly and seizures
- aDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107-5541, USA, bSt Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA, cPenn State Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, USA
- Dr Overhauser
- Revised 24 March 1999
- Accepted 1 September 1999
Abstract
We report on a father and son who have an interstitial deletion of 5p14. The father is clinically and mentally normal while the son has significant clinical involvement including microcephaly, seizures, and global developmental delay. The extent of the 5p14 deletion was determined using fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH). The deletion in this present family is smaller than a deletion previously described in a multigenerational family that lacks any clinical phenotype. This report shows that a 5p14 deletion does not always lead to a normal phenotype.
