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Predictive diagnosis of the cancer prone Li-Fraumeni syndrome by accident: new challenges through whole genome array testing.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Li-Fraumeni syndrome greatly increases the risk of developing several types of cancer and is usually caused by TP53 germline mutations. Predictive testing of at-risk family members is only offered after a complex genetic counselling process. Recently the clinical implementation of array comparative genomic hybridisation (CGH) has revolutionised the diagnosis of patients with syndromic or non-syndromic mental retardation and has evolved to a routinely performed high resolution whole genome scan. METHODS AND RESULTS: When using array CGH to identify the cause for mental retardation in a 7-year-old child we found a submicroscopic de novo deletion of chromosome 17p13.1, which includes several genes likely to be causative for her phenotype, and also of TP53. CONCLUSION: Thus, array CGH resulted in an unintended predictive diagnosis of an increased tumour susceptibility as observed in Li-Fraumeni syndrome.

SUBMITTER: Schwarzbraun T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2669880 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Predictive diagnosis of the cancer prone Li-Fraumeni syndrome by accident: new challenges through whole genome array testing.

Schwarzbraun T T   Obenauf A C AC   Langmann A A   Gruber-Sedlmayr U U   Wagner K K   Speicher M R MR   Kroisel P M PM  

Journal of medical genetics 20090305 5


<h4>Background</h4>Li-Fraumeni syndrome greatly increases the risk of developing several types of cancer and is usually caused by TP53 germline mutations. Predictive testing of at-risk family members is only offered after a complex genetic counselling process. Recently the clinical implementation of array comparative genomic hybridisation (CGH) has revolutionised the diagnosis of patients with syndromic or non-syndromic mental retardation and has evolved to a routinely performed high resolution  ...[more]

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