21q22.11q22.12 microdeletion syndrome

What it is

A rare, genetic, chromosomal anomaly syndrome resulting from a partial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 21 characterized by pre- and post-natal growth delay, short stature, intellectual disability, developmental delay with severe language impairment, thrombocytopenia, and craniofacial dysmorphism which may include microcephaly, downslanted palpebral fissures, low-set ears, broad nose, thin upper vermillion, and downturned corners of the mouth. Brain MRI abnormalities (such as agenesis of the corpus callosum), behavioral problems and seizures may be associated.

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000

Age of onset

Infancy, Neonatal

Inheritance

Not applicable

Classified as

Malformation syndrome

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Signs and symptoms

These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.

Gene

ICD-10 codes

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

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