The behavioral phenotype of Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome: A scoping review of the literature

Abstract

Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome (RTS) is a rare genetic syndrome associated with growth delay, phenotypic facial characteristics, microcephaly, developmental delay, broad thumbs, and big toes. Most research on RTS has focused on the genotype and physical phenotype; however, several studies have described behavioral, cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics, elucidating the behavioral phenotype of RTS. The reporting of this review was informed by PRISMA guidelines. A systematic search of CINAHL, Medline, and PsychINFO was carried out in March 2021 to identify group studies describing behavioral, cognitive, emotional, psychiatric, and social characteristics in RTS. The studies were quality appraised. Characteristics reported include repetitive behavior, behaviors that challenge, intellectual disability, mental health difficulties, autism characteristics, and heightened sociability. Findings were largely consistent across studies, indicating that many characteristics are likely to form part of the behavioral phenotype of RTS. However, methodological limitations, such as a lack of appropriate comparison groups and inconsistency in measurement weaken these conclusions. There is a need for multi-disciplinary studies, combining genetic and psychological measurement expertise within single research studies. Recommendations are made for future research studies in RTS.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.62867
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Psychology
College of Health & Life Sciences
College of Health & Life Sciences > Aston Institute of Health & Neurodevelopment (AIHN)
Aston University (General)
Additional Information: © 2022 The Authors. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome,behavioral phenotype,cognition,mental health,socio-communication,Genetics,Genetics(clinical)
Publication ISSN: 1552-4833
Last Modified: 02 Dec 2024 08:40
Date Deposited: 24 Jun 2022 08:29
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PURE Output Type: Review article
Published Date: 2022-09
Published Online Date: 2022-06-21
Accepted Date: 2022-05-13
Authors: Awan, Neelam
Pearson, Effie (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-4328-1653)
Shelley, Lauren
Tarver, Joanne
Greenhill, Courtney
Waite, Jane (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-8676-3070)

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