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. 2001 Oct 2;69(5):1002–1012. doi: 10.1086/324121

Table 2.

Summary of Patients’ Clinical Data[Note]

Symptoms
Vacuoles in
Family/Patient (Sex) Age(years) Place ofOrigin NCIE? Liver Disease Serum Enzyme(s)a (Level[s]) Eyes and Ears Other Leukocytes? Other Organs?
B2 (F) 16 Tunisia Yes NA NA NA NA Yes No
B7 (M) 18 Tunisia Yes Hepatomegaly, liver steatosis SGOT (<3-fold), SGPT (<2-fold), γGT (<3-fold), CPK (<3-fold), LDH (<2-fold) Bilateral cataract, mild deafness Growth retardation Yes Skin, liver, bone marrow
B3 (M) 16 Algeria Yes None AP (<2-fold), CPK (<3-fold) Ectropion, small ears Mental retardation Yes Skin
B8:
 B8.1 (F) 2 Algeria Yes None AP (>3-fold), SGOT (<3-fold), SGPT (<2-fold), CPK (<3-fold), LDH (<2-fold) Small ears None Yes No
 B8.2 (F) 8 Algeria Yes None AP (>3-fold), SGOT (<3-fold), SGPT (<3-fold), CPK (<3-fold) Small ears None Yes No
B6 (F) 16 Algeria Yes None AP (>3-fold) Bilateral sensory deafness Mental retardation Yes No
B1:
 B1.1 (F) 5 Morocco Yes NA NA NA NA Yes No
 B1.2 (F) 8 Morocco Yes NA NA NA NA Yes No
B10:
 B10.1 (M) 16 Turkey Yes Hepatomegaly NA Small ears, strabismus Growth retardation Yes Skin
 B10.2 (F) 21 Turkey Yes Liver steatosis AP (<2-fold), CPK (<2-fold), LDH (<2-fold), aldolase (<2-fold) Small ears None Yes
 B10.3 (M) 17 Turkey Yes Hepato-/splenomegaly, liver steatosis AP (<2-fold), SGOT (<2-fold), CPK (>3-fold), LDH (<2-fold), aldolase (<3-fold) Small ears None Yes Skin
B4 (F) 11 Turkey Yes Hepatomegaly AP (<2-fold), SGOT (<3-fold) Ectropion, alopecia None Yes No
B9 (F) 16 France Yes Hepatomegaly SGOT (<3-fold), SGPT (<3-fold), AP (<3-fold), aldolase (<3-fold) Ectropion, strabismus, alopecia None Yes No

Note.— Patients are listed in the same order as are families in figure 2. NA = not available.

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SGOT = serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase; SGPT = serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase; γGT = γ-glutamyltransferase; AP = alkaline phosphatase; CPK = creatine phosphokinase; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase.