[HTML][HTML] Expanding the differential diagnosis of fetal hydrops: an unusual prenatal presentation of megalencephaly-capillary malformation syndrome

DT Swarr, N Khalek, J Treat, MA Horton… - Prenatal …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
DT Swarr, N Khalek, J Treat, MA Horton, GM Mirzaa, JB Riviere, WB Dobyns, EH Zackai
Prenatal diagnosis, 2013ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The megalencephaly-capillary malformation (MCAP) syndrome is a rare disorder
characterized by prenatal overgrowth, somatic and cerebral asymmetry, cutaneous vascular
malformations, and connective tissues abnormalities. 1 The central nervous system (CNS)
and cutaneous manifestations dominate the clinical picture during postnatal life. Structural
cardiac, pulmonary, and lymphatic abnormalities are not commonly seen, although two
previously reported patients were noted to have fetal hydrops or fetal pleural effusions. 2 …
The megalencephaly-capillary malformation (MCAP) syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by prenatal overgrowth, somatic and cerebral asymmetry, cutaneous vascular malformations, and connective tissues abnormalities. 1 The central nervous system (CNS) and cutaneous manifestations dominate the clinical picture during postnatal life. Structural cardiac, pulmonary, and lymphatic abnormalities are not commonly seen, although two previously reported patients were noted to have fetal hydrops or fetal pleural effusions. 2 Recently, de novo germline and postzygotic mutations in three genes within the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway (AKT3, PIK3R2, and PIK3CA) were reported to cause a group of related meglancephaly syndromes, including MCAP and the megalencephaly-postaxial polydactylypolymicrogyria-hydrocephalus (MPPH) syndrome. 3
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