Our son was born June 15, 2010. He has a 4q35.2qter deletion. If anyone knows anything about this specific deletion we would be very thankful for your information. So far our son has only been diagnosed with TOF. He has breathing problems and sometimes it sounds like he has a rattling noise when he's breathing, but the doctors can't really tell us what's causing this. He is very attentive and he makes great eye contact. Most of the time he likes to open his right eye more then his left eye, but sometimes he holds them both open the same. He seems a little floppy in the neck and shoulders but I think they are getting a little stronger with our exercises...can't really tell as of yet. He moves his arms, hands, legs, and feet really good. He has a beautiful smile and he does a lot of baby talking:) I guess my husband and I would like to know what we should be prepared for and what we will need to make our sons life easy and happy. Please let us know if you have any information on this deletion. Thank you, Janie & Ticho

Hi Janie, This is a great article that talks specifically about kids with deletions on the 4th chromosome from 31 and above. I'm not exactly sure what 35.2qter means? Is there any end point for his deletion? My son has a deletion from 32.3-34.3 He is doing absolutely wonderful. His biggest issues were his heart defects, which he had corrected at 4 months. He is now 17 months, and is walking/running all over the place. There is a huge spectrum for what is "normal" for kids with a partial deletion. But there is most definitely a lot of hope! Definitely take advantage of physical/occupation/speech therapy. They have been so helpful for us. Hope this helps :) Naomi

Welcome to the forum. Our son is 8 1/2 years of age and has 4 del 46, xy, der (4)t(4;7) (q32.3;q36.3)mat. I contacted a forum when he was a little over a month also. This group was my Godsend to keeping my sanity. (see Unique Chromosomes on the web) The Yahoo group is a wealth of parent knowledge and support. One thing I will tell you from my experience is you most likely won't find a child with the exact chromosome disorder as your own child but there are some unique similiarities with 4 deletions. However, just because one child may have had many problems and surgeries don't presume your own child will be as challenging. Each child is unique in his/her own complexities. Don't go nuts wondering "why" but listen to the experts and be certain you get a Dr and a team of social workers and therapists you feel comfortable with. You have just joined a class of "you learn as you go along." I will be glad to answer any of your questions to the best of my ability or lend some support. I am very comfortable in being a parent of a disabled child and no question is too personal if it means helping another parent get through those tough days. If you want to email me direct please put something in the subject line that your from rareshare so I can see it if it goes in my spam killer. Feel free to write. creb@charter.net

My son's deletion is 4q35.1 so very close but he has eye issues (Peter's Anomay) & is very delayed. He is 7 yrs old & is tiny about the size of a 2 yr old & developmentally about 12-18 months. We JUST found out about this deletion!