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[Fryns syndrome. Report on 3 new cases].

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Fryns syndrome is a lethal autosomal recessive syndrome which includes congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), pulmonary hypoplasia, cranio-facial manifestations including a coarse face, a cleft palate / lip and cloudy corneae, distal limb hypoplasia and internal malformations including central nervous system, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, urogenital and skeletal anomalies.
CASES REPORT:
We report on 3 patients with Fryns syndrome in the french Indian Ocean islands (La Réunion and Mayotte islands). Pregnancies were complicated by polyhydramnios. All patients had coarse face, cloudy corneae, cleft lip / palate or high-arched palate, hypoplastic nails and brachytelephalangy. They died in the neonatal period. Two had CDH and 1 did not have a diaphragmatic involvement but a severe respiratory distress syndrome with refractory hypoxemia. Cytogenetic studies of blood lymphocytes and skin fibroblasts were normal.
CONCLUSIONS:
Fryns syndrome is the most common multiple congenital anomaly associated with CDH. The diagnosis is strongly suggested when CHD and brachytelephalangy are associated. Phenotypes with CDH similar to Fryns syndrome have been described with cytogenetic aberrations with G-banded chromosome analysis and submicroscopic chromosome deletions detected by high resolution karyotyping or array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). Exclusion of chromosome aberrations (including isochromosome 12p in skin fibroblasts) is needed prior to making the diagnosis of Fryns syndrome. In sporadic cases, high resolution karyotyping or array CGH should be performed for correct diagnosis and genetic counselling.
AuthorsJ-L Alessandri, T Attali, C Brayer, L Dupuy, H Pilorget, D Ramful, S Samperiz, I Tiran-Rajaofera, S Robin
JournalArchives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie (Arch Pediatr) Vol. 14 Issue 7 Pg. 903-7 (Jul 2007) ISSN: 0929-693X [Print] France
Vernacular TitleSyndrome de Fryns. Présentation de 3 nouvelles observations.
PMID17442547 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Abnormalities, Multiple (diagnosis)
  • Bone and Bones (abnormalities)
  • Cleft Lip (diagnosis)
  • Cleft Palate (diagnosis)
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities (diagnosis)
  • Female
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic (diagnosis)
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lung (abnormalities)
  • Syndrome

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