Gillespie syndrome phenotype with a t(X;11)(p22.32;p12) de novo translocation.

PURPOSE: To report a patient with a phenotype suggestive of Gillespie syndrome and with a chromosomal abnormality.

METHODS

Clinical evaluation showed bilateral superior coloboma, foveal hypoplasia, and inferior cerebellar hypoplasia. Karyotyping as well as investigation of the PAX6 gene were performed.

RESULTS

The karyotype of the patient disclosed a de novo translocation t(X;11)(p22.32;p12). Fluorescent in situ hybridization and the search for mutations excluded direct implication of the PAX6 gene.

CONCLUSION

This is, to our knowledge, the first report of a chromosomal abnormality detected in a patient with a Gillespie syndrome phenotype.