Severe Unilateral Microtia with Aural Atresia, Hair White Patch, Stereotypes in a Young Boy with De novo 16p13.11 Deletion: Reasons for a New Genotype–Phenotype Correlation

Background Microtia is an uncommon congenital malformation ranging from mild anatomic structural abnormalities to partial or complete absence of the ear leading to hearing impairment. Congenital microtia may present as a single malformation (isolated microtia) or sometimes associated with...

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Main Authors: Piero Pavone, Xena Giada Pappalardo, Claudia Parano, Enrico Parano, Antonio Corsello, Martino Ruggieri, Giovanni Cacciaguerra, Raffaele Falsaperla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2023-12-01
Series:Global Medical Genetics
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1777362
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Summary:Background Microtia is an uncommon congenital malformation ranging from mild anatomic structural abnormalities to partial or complete absence of the ear leading to hearing impairment. Congenital microtia may present as a single malformation (isolated microtia) or sometimes associated with other congenital anomalies involving various organs. Microtia has been classified in three degrees according to the complexity of the auricular malformation and to anotia referred to the total absence of the ear. Genetic role in causing auricular malformation has been widely demonstrated, and genotype–phenotype correlation has been reported in cases of syndromic microtia.
ISSN:2699-9404