Alternative titles and symbols : Monosomy 1p36 syndrome;
Description : The constitutional deletion of chromosome 1p36 results in a syndrome with multiple
congenital anomalies and mental retardation (Shapira et al., 1997). Monosomy 1p36
is the most common terminal deletion syndrome in humans, occurring in 1 in 5,000 births
(Shaffer and Lupski, 2000; Heilstedt et al., 2003).;
Inheritance : Isolated cases;
Molecular basis : A contiguous gene syndrome caused by deletion of 2.2 to 10.6Mb of terminal 1p36;
Laboratory abnormalities : Partial terminal deletion of short arm of chromosome 1 (1p36);