Genetic analysis of a Chinese pedigree affected with overgrowth syndrome due to a small supernumerary marker chromosome

Abstract

To carry out genetic analysis for a Chinese pedigree affected with intellectual disability and overgrowth due to a supernumerary marker chromosome (sSMC). A pedigree which had presented at Jiaxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital on August 31, 2021 was selected as the study subject, for which chromosomal karyotyping, single nucleotide polymorphism-based microarray (SNP-array), and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) were carried out in combination. SNP-array analysis showed that the proband and his sister had both harbored a 16.1 Mb duplication which encompassed the critical region of 15q26 overgrowth syndrome. FISH confirmed that the proband was 47,XX,+neo(15)(qter→q25.3:)mat, her mother was 47,XX,del(15)(q25.3:),+neo(15)(qter→q25.3:), whilst her father was normal. Application of multiple genetic techniques has facilitated delineation of the origin of sSMC and reliable genetic counseling for this pedigree.