Chromosome 5q Deletion Syndrome

Description

The 5q- syndrome is a myelodysplastic syndrome characterized by a defect in erythroid differentiation. Patients have severe macrocytic anemia, normal or elevated platelet counts, normal or reduced neutrophil counts, erythroid hypoplasia in the bone marrow, and hypolobated micromegakaryocytes (Ebert et al., 2008).

Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Chromosome 5q Deletion Syndrome

  • Neoplasm
  • Anemia
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Leukemia
  • Neutropenia
  • Bone marrow hypocellularity
  • Myelodysplasia
  • Macrocytic anemia
  • Acute leukemia
  • Increased mean platelet volume

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Incidence and onset information

— Currently we don't have prevalence information about this disease (Not enough data available about incidence and published cases.)
No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Chromosome 5q Deletion Syndrome Is also known as mar, macrocytic anemia, refractory, due to 5q deletion, 5q- syndrome.

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Chromosome 5q Deletion Syndrome Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
MitoMet®Plus aCGH Analysis.

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

RGS9, RHO, GRK1, RLBP1, RNASEL, BCS1L, RP1, RP2, RP9, RPE65, RPGR, RPL35A, MRPL3, RPS14, RS1, SAG, SARDH, SCO2, SCP2, SDHB , (...)

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Specificity
1 %
Genes
100 %
RPS14.

By Fulgent Genetics Fulgent Genetics (United States).

RPS14
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %

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Sources and references

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