Screening Method for 22q11 Deletion Syndrome Involving the Use of TaqMan qPCR for TBX1 in Patients with Conotruncal Congenital Heart Disease
CARDIOGENETICS(2022)
Abstract
22q11.2 deletion syndrome is a phenotypic spectrum that encompasses DiGeorge syndrome (OMIM: 188400) and velocardiofacial syndrome (OMIM: 192430). It is caused by a 1.5-3.0 Mb hemizygous deletion of locus 22q11.2, which leads to characteristic facies, conotruncal cardiovascular malformations, velopharyngeal insufficiency, T-lymphocyte dysfunction due to thymic aplasia, and parathyroid hypoplasia, and, less frequently, neurological manifestations such as delayed psychomotor development or schizophrenia. This study aimed to describe a screening method for the diagnosis of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome in patients with Conotruncal Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD), using qPCR to detect the copy number of the TBX1 gene in a single DNA sample. A total of 23 patients were included; 21 with a biallelic prediction of the TBX1 copy number gene and 2 with a monoallelic prediction who were suspected to be positive and subjected to MLPA confirmation. One patient (4.34%) with truncus arteriosus CCHD was confirmed to have 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. We propose this approach as a possible newborn screening method for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome in CCHD patients.
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Key words
newborn screening congenital heart disease, 22q11, 2 syndrome, TBX1
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