Smith-Magenis syndrome

Microdeletion on 17p11.2 in a Smith-Magenis syndrome patient with mental retardation and congenital heart defect: first report from China

C. Huang, Yang, Y. - F., Zhang, H., Xie, L., Chen, J. - L., Wang, J., Tan, Z. - P., and Luo, H., Microdeletion on 17p11.2 in a Smith-Magenis syndrome patient with mental retardation and congenital heart defect: first report from China, vol. 11, pp. 2321-2327, 2012.

Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is a rare syndrome with multiple congenital malformations, including development and mental retardation, behavioral problems and a distinct facial appearance. SMS is caused by haploinsufficiency of RAI1 (deletion or mutation of RAI1). We describe an eight-year-old female Chinese patient with multiple malformations, congenital heart defect, mental retardation, and behavioral problems (self hugging, sleeping disturbance).

Smith-Magenis syndrome: clinical evaluation in seven Brazilian patients

B. F. Gamba, Vieira, G. H., Souza, D. H., Monteiro, F. F., Lorenzini, J. J., Carvalho, D. R., and Morreti-Ferreira, D., Smith-Magenis syndrome: clinical evaluation in seven Brazilian patients, vol. 10, pp. 2664-2670, 2011.

Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is a complex congenital anomaly characterized by craniofacial anomalies, neurological and behavioral disorders. SMS is caused by a deletion in region 17p11.2, which includes the RAI1 gene (90% of cases), or by point mutation in the RAI1 gene (10% of cases). Laboratory diagnosis is through cytogenetic analysis by GTG banding and molecular cytogenetic analysis by FISH. We carried out an active search for patients in Associations of Parents and Friends of Exceptional Children (APAE) of São Paulo and genetic centers in Brazil.

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