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    Bonasoni, Maria Paola; Comitini, Giuseppina; Pati, Mariangela; Bizzarri, Veronica; Barbieri, Veronica; Marinelli, Maria; Caraffi, Stefano Giuseppe; Zuntini, Roberta; Pollazzon, Marzia; Palicelli, Andrea; Garavelli, Livia

    Fetal and pediatric pathology, 11/2023, Letnik: 42, Številka: 6
    Journal Article

    Background: SOX2 disorders are associated with anophthalmia-esophageal-genital syndrome or microphthalmia, syndromic 3 (MCOPS3- # 206900). Case Report: We describe a third fetal case with a de novo 3q26.32q26.33 deletion extending for 4.31 Mb, detected in a 15-week fetus. After legal interruption of pregnancy, at autopsy, the fetus presented bilateral microphthalmia, right cleft lip and palate, bilateral cerebral ventriculomegaly and dilated third ventricle, microcystic left lung, and intestinal malrotation. Histologically, the left lung showed congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) type 2. Retinal dysplasia was found in both eyes. Discussion/Conclusion: The human SOX2 gene (OMIM #184429) is located on chromosome 3 at position q26.3-27 and encodes a transcription factor involved in the development of the central and peripheral nervous systems, retina, and lung. In our case, the combination of cerebral, retinal, and pulmonary anomalies, not previously described, are consistent with SOX2 haploinsufficiency due to chromosomal deletion.