A 10 Mb duplication in chromosome band 5q31.3-5q33.1 associated with late-onset lipodystrophy, ichthyosis, epilepsy and glomerulonephritis

Eur J Med Genet. 2011 May-Jun;54(3):310-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2011.01.005. Epub 2011 Jan 27.

Abstract

We report here a 44 years-old patient with late-onset partial lipodystrophy, mental retardation, epilepsy, ichtyosis and glomerulonephritis, carrying a 10 Mb duplication of the chromosome 5q31.3-5q32.1 region detected by array-CGH.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / genetics*
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / pathology
  • Adult
  • Chromosome Aberrations*
  • Chromosome Banding
  • Chromosome Disorders / genetics*
  • Chromosome Disorders / pathology
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5 / genetics*
  • Comparative Genomic Hybridization
  • Epilepsy / pathology
  • Female
  • Gene Duplication
  • Glomerulonephritis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Ichthyosis / pathology
  • Intellectual Disability / pathology
  • Lipodystrophy / pathology