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CASE REPORT article

Front. Pediatr.

Sec. Genetics of Common and Rare Diseases

Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1532561

Case Report: A Novel DLL4 Variant in a Neonate with Adams-Oliver Syndrome

Provisionally accepted
Yanping Huang Yanping Huang Jin Wang Jin Wang Lingkong Zeng Lingkong Zeng Shi Wang Shi Wang Xuechen Zhang Xuechen Zhang *
  • Department of Neonatology, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Wuhan, China

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    Adams-Oliver syndrome is a rare congenital disorder with six subtypes that have been identified. Subtypes 1, 3, 5, and 6 have an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern, whereas subtypes 2 and 4 have an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. The clinical phenotype of Adams-Oliver syndrome is heterogeneous and can be accompanied by abnormalities in other organs, especially the cardiovascular system, such as cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita, pulmonary hypertension, vascular abnormalities in other organs, and congenital heart defects. Herein, we report a case of Adams-Oliver syndrome caused by a de novo variant in DLL4. The patient was a neonate with clinical manifestations of skin defects who was diagnosed with Adams-Oliver syndrome on the basis of genetic testing.

    Keywords: Adams-Oliver syndrome, DLL4, case report, New born, genetic disease

    Received: 22 Nov 2024; Accepted: 17 Feb 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Huang, Wang, Zeng, Wang and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Xuechen Zhang, Department of Neonatology, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Wuhan, China

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