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Sihem Darouich1,2, Samia Darouich3, Dorsaf Gtari4
1Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Abstract:
Hypoplastic right heart syndrome (HRHS) is an uncommon congenital cardiac defect, characterized by variable underdevelopment of the right-sided heart structures. We report on a case of HRHS in a 25-week female fetus. Prenatal karyotype was normal. Autopsy performed following pregnancy termination demonstrated characteristic craniofacial dysmorphism and complex congenital heart disease encompassing severe hypoplasia of the right ventricle, main pulmonary artery and tricuspid valve, ostium secundum atrial septal defect, and ductus arteriosus agenesis. Macroscopic and histologic examinations of the brain and organs were unremarkable. Post-mortem array CGH didn't detect any unbalanced chromosomal abnormalities. Exome and Sanger sequencing revealed a novel de novo heterozygous missense variant in GATA6 (NM_005257.6:c.1385A>G) which is located in the hotspot exon 4 encoding the highly conserved C-terminal zinc finger domain. This report ascertains that GATA6 haploinsufficiency may cause a cardiocraniofacial syndrome consisting of distinctive craniofacial dysmorphism and HRHS.
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