1p36 Deletion Syndrome is caused by a missing piece (deletion) of chromosome material from the tip of the short arm of chromosome 1. Most people have 46 chromosomes. Chromosomes are arranged ...

No, unfortunatley it is not possible to replace missing chromosome pieces. However, treatments are available for many of the problems associated with this condition.

Making a diagnosis of 1p36 Deletion Syndrome is important in several ways. Knowing your child has 1p36 Deletion Syndrome allows you and your child's physicians to plan for the child's specific ...

A team of doctors and medical specialists is needed to care for many children with 1p36 Deletion Syndrome. In addition to the child's pediatrician, members of this team may include a ...

Because 1p36 Deletion Syndrome is a recently recognized condition, there are no standardized health care guidelines available. Recommendations, however, often include the following: An echocardiogram (ultrasound) ...

Most of the time, 1p36 Deletion Syndrome is not inherited, and is not likely to happen again in the future. Occasionally, a parent may have a chromosome rearrangement that significantly increases ...

It is estimated that 1p36 Deletion Syndrome affectsin one in every 5,000 to 10,000 newborns, though many individuals still go undiagnosed.

Each chromosome arm is divided into regions, or cytogenetic bands, that can be seen using a microscope with special stains. The cytogenetic bands are labeled p1, p2, p3, q1, q2, q3, ...

A chromosome, and therefore the genes that are on the chromosome, is made of a chemical called deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA . The DNA is composed of four chemical components called ...

The size of the deletion, in general, does not predict the severity except for rare cases of very large deletions of 10 million base pairs or more. Most 1p36 deletions ...