Patient with trisomy 9p and a hypoplastic left heart with a tricentric chromosome 9

We present a patient with a hypoplastic left heart (HLH), dislocations of the hips and knees, and minor dysmorphic features, who had an abnormal karyotype that resulted in trisomy for 9p and a portion of 9q: 46,((, dic(or tri?)(9)(9pter → 9q34::9q21 → 9pter).ish(WCP9++).ish(D9Z5X4 +/ ). The derivative chromosome consisted of an additional copy of the proximal q arm and p arm attached to 9qter in an inverted fashion. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using a chromosome 9 β‐satellite probe revealed three signals on the abnormal chromosome 9, suggesting the presence of 3 pericentromeric regions on the der(9). The 9q subtelomere was present on both the normal and derivative chromosome 9, suggesting that very little material, if any, is deleted. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.