Contiguous gene deletion of TBX5 and TBX3 leads to a varible phenotype with combined features of holt-oram and ulnar-mammary syndromes

We report on a combination of congenital malformations in a mother and her fetus harboring a heterozygous deletion encompassing the TBX5 and TBX3 genes, which are disease-causing in Holt-Oram and ulnar-mammary syndromes, respectively. This contiguous gene syndrome is reminiscent of Okihiro syndrome and emphasizes the importance of array-CGH as a diagnostic tool in atypical syndromic presentations with intrafamilial variability. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.