Severe Hunter syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis II) phenotype secondary to large deletion in the X chromosome encompassing IDS, FMR1, and AFF2 (FMR2)

J Child Neurol. 2012 Jun;27(6):786-90. doi: 10.1177/0883073811425860. Epub 2011 Dec 21.

Abstract

A 2-year-old boy with an initial diagnosis of Hunter syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis II) had a more severe phenotype than expected, which warranted further evaluation. The patient had severe infantile global neurodevelopmental delays, macrocephaly with a prominent forehead, coarse facial features with clear corneas, chronic congestion with snoring, wide-spaced teeth, short thick neck, hepatomegaly, an inguinal hernia repaired, early clawhand deformities, and severe generalized hypotonia. X chromosome microarray revealed a large deletion encompassing the genes IDS, FMR1, and AFF2 (FMR2) confirming the diagnoses of both Hunter and fragile X syndromes. This case is also a reminder to clinicians that for optimum patient care, further diagnostic testing is warranted if there is concern that a patient's phenotype is more severe or complex than would be expected for the initial neurogenetic diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Chromosome Aberrations*
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Chromosomes, Human, X*
  • Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein
  • Fragile X Syndrome / complications
  • Fragile X Syndrome / genetics*
  • Glycoproteins
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis II / complications
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis II / genetics*
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Sequence Deletion / genetics*

Substances

  • AFF2 protein, human
  • FMR1 protein, human
  • Glycoproteins
  • IDS protein, human
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein