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Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology 5/2013

01.06.2013 | Case Report

A Case of Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

verfasst von: Kelley von Elten, Taylor Sawyer, Sarah Lentz-Kapua, Adam Kanis, Matthew Studer

Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology | Ausgabe 5/2013

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Abstract

Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome (WHS) is a genetic syndrome that includes a typical facial appearance, mental retardation, growth delay, seizures, and congenital cardiac defects. A deletion of the terminal band of the short arm of chromosome 4, with a breakpoint at the 4p15 to 4p16 region, is the most common genetic mutation causing WHS. Congenital heart disease associated with WHS typically includes atrial and ventricular septal defects, though there are a few case reports of associated complex congenital heart disease. Here we report a case of an infant with a large 4p deletion, with a breakpoint at the 4p12 region, and hypoplasic left heart syndrome. We discuss a possible link between the size of the chromosomal deletion in WHS and the severity of the cardiac defect.
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Metadaten
Titel
A Case of Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
verfasst von
Kelley von Elten
Taylor Sawyer
Sarah Lentz-Kapua
Adam Kanis
Matthew Studer
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2013
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Pediatric Cardiology / Ausgabe 5/2013
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-012-0367-8

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