A Case Report on Holt Oram Syndrome

oleh: Ali Nawaz Khan, Erum Shahzadi Malik, Syed Onaiz Anwar, Amjad Mahmood, Jamal Azfar Khan

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2022-11-01

Deskripsi

Holt Oram Syndrome (HOS) falls in rare prevalence category with probability of 0.7 in 100,000 live births. It is a rare autosomal dominant multiple malformation syndrome characterized by abnormalities affecting hands, wrists, arms,congenital heart defects and/or conduction problems. Genetic mutations observed in TBX5 gene is attributed as the main cause of HOS. Our patient in his late 40s was diagnosed with Holt Oram Syndrome. He presented with typical conditions of congenital heart abnormalities (ASD) and upper limb malformations.