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Published on: February 21, 2015
Albinism and developmental delay: the need to test for 15q11-q13 deletion
Reem Saadeh1, Emily C Lisi, Denise A S Batista
1Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA. rsaadeh1@hotmail.com
Abstract:
We report on a 17-month-old African girl with cutaneous and ophthalmologic features of oculocutaneous albinism type 2 as well as microcephaly, absent speech, and tremulous movements. Mutations of the P gene within the Angelman/Prader-Willi syndrome critical region at 15q11-q13 cause oculocutaneous albinism type 2. Comorbid oculocutaneous albinism and Angelman syndrome were suspected and confirmed by cytogenetics. Phenotypic features of Angelman syndrome or Prader-Willi syndrome in a patient with albinism should prompt further investigation.
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