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Most of the genetic causes of Helsmoortel\u2013van der Aa syndrome have been reported are as <jats:italic>de novo<\/jats:italic> nonsense or frameshift stop mutations in exon 5 of <jats:italic>ADNP<\/jats:italic> gene, while fewer truncating variants were discovered in exons 4 and the 5\u2032 end of exon 5.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>In our study, a 4-year-old female Chinese patient was reported with delayed psychomotor development, language impairment, ataxia, anxiety, aggressive behavior, and congenital heart defect. Trio whole exome sequencing and copy number variation sequencing were performed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A novel <jats:italic>de novo<\/jats:italic> heterozygous pathogenic mutation c.568C\u2009&amp;gt;\u2009T (p.Gln190Ter) was identified in the <jats:italic>ADNP<\/jats:italic> gene of the proband. His unaffected parents did not have the variant. 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