Wolf-hirschhorn Syndrome

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Description
Related genes
Clinical Features
Incidence and onset information
Alternative Names
Researches and researchers
Gene Panels
Sources and references

Description

Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is a developmental disorder characterized by typical craniofacial features, prenatal and postnatal growth impairment, intellectual disability, severe delayed psychomotor development, seizures, and hypotonia.

Genes related to Wolf-hirschhorn Syndrome

NELFA
NSD2
LETM1

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Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Wolf-hirschhorn Syndrome

Seizures
Global developmental delay
Hearing impairment
Microcephaly
Scoliosis
Ataxia
Hypertelorism
Nystagmus
Failure to thrive
Micrognathia

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Incidence and onset information

— Based on the latest data available WOLF-HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME have a estimated birth prevalence of 2 per 100k worldwide.
— No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Wolf-hirschhorn Syndrome Is also known as distal deletion 4p, distal monosomy 4p, telomeric deletion 4p, 4p- syndrome.

Researches and researchers

Doctors, researchs, and experts related to Wolf-hirschhorn Syndrome extracted from public data.

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Current Researchs and researchers

CANTOBLANCO — Dr César COBALEDA HERNÁNDEZ
Investigator of research project
- Institution/s:
  — CBMSO - Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
- Research area/topic::
  Contribution of Epigenetic Alterations to Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome

BRIGHTON — Pr Mark O'DRISCOLL
Investigator of research project
- Institution/s:
  — Genome Damage and Stability Centre (GDSC), University of Sussex
- Research area/topic::
  Characterising the functional consequences of genomic disorder associated gene copy number variation (CNV) on cell cycle checkpoint proficiency, DNA repair, genomic instability and signal transduction including its implications in 1q21.1 CNV, Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome and 4p16.3 dup, 2p15p16 del, 11q23qter CNV, 3q29 del and 16p11.2 CNV

Wolf-hirschhorn Syndrome Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
Single gene testing NELFA. By CeGaT GmbH (Germany). NELFA Specificity 100 % Genes 34 %
NELFA. By Fulgent Genetics Fulgent Genetics (United States). NELFA Specificity 100 % Genes 34 %
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. By Cytogenetics Laboratory SUNY Upstate Medical University (United States). NSD2 Specificity 100 % Genes 34 %
Single gene testing WHSC1. By CeGaT GmbH (Germany). NSD2 Specificity 100 % Genes 34 %
WHSC1. By Fulgent Genetics Fulgent Genetics (United States). NSD2 Specificity 100 % Genes 34 %
Focus::MCL™ NGS Panel. By Cancer Genetics, Inc. Cancer Genetics, Inc. (United States). SALL3, SI, SMARCA4, BTK, TLR2, TP53, TRAF2, NSD2, XPO1, KMT2C, CCND1, UBR5, CD79B, POT1, CDKN2A, SOCS1, COL16A1, FAT4, CTNNA2, TET2 , (...) View the complete list with 14 more genes Panel complete gene list SALL3, SI, SMARCA4, BTK, TLR2, TP53, TRAF2, NSD2, XPO1, KMT2C, CCND1, UBR5, CD79B, POT1, CDKN2A, SOCS1, COL16A1, FAT4, CTNNA2, TET2, DLC1, EZH2, GRIN2A, BIRC3, IKBKB, ABCC9, KDR, KMT2D, MYD88, NOTCH1, ATM, PIK3CD, PLCG2, PTEN Specificity 3 % Genes 34 %
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. By Bioarray (Spain). NSD2 Specificity 100 % Genes 34 %
FoundationOne® Heme. By Foundation Medicine, Inc. (United States). BCL6, BCL7A, ROS1, RUNX1, BLM, SDHA, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, SF3B1, SRSF2, SGK1, FOXL2, BRAF, BRCA1, BRCA2, SMARCA1, SMARCA4, SMARCB1, ARID1A , (...) View the complete list with 374 more genes Panel complete gene list BCL6, BCL7A, ROS1, RUNX1, BLM, SDHA, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, SF3B1, SRSF2, SGK1, FOXL2, BRAF, BRCA1, BRCA2, SMARCA1, SMARCA4, SMARCB1, ARID1A, SMC1A, KDM5C, SMO, SOX10, SOX2, SPOP, SRC, BTG2, BTK, STAG2, STAT3, STAT4, STAT5A, STAT5B, STAT6, STK11, AURKB, AURKA, TAF1, HNF1A, TCF3, TCL1A, TGFBR2, NKX2-1, TLL2, TMSB4X, TNFAIP3, TNFRSF11A, TNFRSF14, TNFRSF17, FAS, CD70, MED12, TOP1, TP53, TRAF2, TRAF3, TRAF5, TSC1, TSC2, TYK2, U2AF1, KDM6A, VHL, NSD2, CCN6, WT1, XBP1, XPO1, ZNF217, KAT6A, ZNF24, ZMYM3, IKZF1, IKZF2, IKZF3, ACTB, BCL11B, PCLO, PDCD11, BRD4, FBXO11, KDM2B, GTSE1, CTCF, KMT2C, HIST1H2BK, HDAC4, HDAC7, CIC, CAD, CRLF2, IKBKE, CBFB, CBL, P2RY8, SETBP1, CCND1, CCND2, CCND3, CCNE1, TP63, CCT6B, NOD1, CARD11, CD22, SUFU, FBXO31, CD36, TMEM30A, FBXW7, CDC73, CD58, FRS2, CD79A, CD79B, KDM4C, ARHGAP26, NCSTN, SUZ12, PASK, POT1, CDH1, SPEN, CD274, CDK4, CDK6, CDK8, ADGRA2, CDKN1B, CDKN2A, CDKN2B, CDKN2C, ARID2, EMSY, PHF6, ELP2, ASXL1, CEBPA, SETD2, RNF43, LRRK2, KLHL6, PDCD1LG2, BRSK1, EXOSC6, CKS1B, CHD2, CHEK1, SOCS2, SOCS1, SOCS3, BRIP1, FANCL, BCOR, MIB1, BTLA, ICK, ZRSR2, U2AF2, KEAP1, CREBBP, CRKL, CDK12, RASGEF1A, CSF1R, CSF3R, SMC3, TENT5C, DOT1L, CTNNA1, CTNNB1, CUX1, CXCR4, BCORL1, ZNF703, TET2, PALB2, DAXX, AMER1, DDR2, FLCN, DDX3X, GID4, RICTOR, NUP93, APH1A, TBL1XR1, DNM2, DNMT3A, PAG1, PBRM1, TUSC3, RPTOR, DTX1, DUSP2, DUSP9, YY1AP1, MYO18A, EBF1, S1PR2, EED, EGFR, EP300, EPHA3, EPHA5, EPHA7, EPHB1, ERBB2, ERBB3, ERBB4, ERG, ETS1, ETV6, EZH2, FAF1, FANCA, FANCC, FANCD2, FANCE, FANCF, FANCG, FGF10, FGF14, FGF19, FGF23, FGF3, FGF4, FGF6, FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3, FGFR4, FHIT, FLT1, FLT3, FLT4, FOXO1, FOXO3, FOXP1, AKT1, AKT2, AKT3, MTOR, GADD45B, GATA1, GATA2, GATA3, ALK, GNA11, GNA12, GNA13, GNAQ, GNAS, GRIN2A, GSK3B, HIST1H1C, HIST1H1D, HIST1H1E, HIST1H2AL, HIST1H2AC, HIST1H2AM, HIST1H2AG, HIST1H2BC, HIST1H2BO, HIST1H2BJ, HIST1H3B, HDAC1, HGF, HRAS, HSP90AA1, IRF8, ID3, IDH1, IDH2, IGF1R, APC, BIRC3, IL7R, INHBA, INPP4B, INPP5D, IRF1, IRF4, IRS2, JAK1, JAK2, JAK3, JARID2, JUN, KDR, KIT, KRAS, MAFB, AR, ARAF, ARFRP1, RHOA, LRP1B, SMAD2, SMAD4, MAF, MAGED1, MALT1, MAP2K1, MAP2K2, MAP2K4, MAP3K1, MAP3K14, MAP3K6, MAP3K7, MAPK1, MCL1, MDM2, MDM4, MEF2B, MEF2C, MEN1, MET, CIITA, MITF, MKI67, MLH1, KMT2D, MPL, MRE11, MSH2, MSH3, MSH6, ASMTL, MUTYH, MYC, MYCL, MYCN, MYD88, ABL1, NCOR2, NF1, NF2, NFE2L2, NFKBIA, NOTCH1, NOTCH2, NPM1, ATM, NRAS, NT5C2, NTRK1, NTRK2, NTRK3, NUP98, PAK3, PAX5, PC, PCBP1, PDCD1, PDGFRA, PDGFRB, PDK1, ATR, ATRX, PIK3CA, PIK3CG, PIK3R1, PIK3R2, PIM1, AXIN1, AXL, PLCG2, B2M, PPP2R1A, PRDM1, PRKAR1A, PRKDC, PRSS8, BAP1, BARD1, PTCH1, PTEN, PTPN11, PTPN2, PTPN6, PTPRO, RAD21, RAD50, RAD51, RAF1, RARA, RB1, KDM5A, BCL10, BCL2L2, RELN, RET Specificity 1 % Genes 34 %

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