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. 2007 May 23;91(11):1471–1476. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.117929

Table 2 Summary of clinical features and gene findings in our SOX2 cases.

Sex Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Case 5 Case 6 Case 7 Case 8 Case 9 Case 10 Case 11 Case 12
F F F M F M F M M F F F
Mutation c.53C>A p.S18X c.188delA p.N63fs101X c.70del20 p.N24fs88X c.480C>G p.Y160X c.70del20 p.N24fs88X c.285dupG p.K95fs109X 3′ gene deletion Whole gene deletion Whole gene deletion Whole gene deletion Whole gene deletion Whole gene deletion
Age at last visit (months) 14.5 yrs 24 49 10 5 5 26 30 21 20 17.5 yrs 9
Parental ages (m:f (years)) 33:33 37:37 37:40 31:37 35:44 41:44 22:35 30:33 29:30 24:34 24:25 25:24
Eye phenotype:
Right eye AN ET, MAS, CO, CA, CR COL, MY AN MI AN AN AN AN MI, RD MI, RD NOR AN
Left eye AN ICP, ONH, MY ASD, CA, GL, COL MI AN AN AN Lamellar CA MI, RD MI, RD AN MI, SC
Vision NPL/NPL 6/60 BEO NPL/NPL NPL/NPL NPL/NPL NPL/NPL NPL/NPL NPL/6/12 ?PL/PL PL/PL 6/9/NPL NPL/?PL
Prenatal growth:
Gestation (weeks) 40 36* 38 36 40 40 40 41 40 40 38 40
Birth weight 3.97 kg 2.34 kg 2.57 kg 4.2 kg 3.42 kg 3.9 kg 3.6 kg 3.26 kg 2.75 kg 2.87 kg 3.1 kg 2.95 kg
HC (centile) 25% <10% 75% 25% 25–50% 50% <<5% 25%
Postnatal growth:
Height (centile) <5% 9–25% <5% 9% 50–75% 10–25% 10% <5% 50% 9% <5% 25%
Weight (centile) 25% 25–50% <5% 90% 50–75% 75–90% <10% 10–25% <5% <5% 10% 25%
HC (centile) <0.4% 25% <10% 75% 50–75% 25–50% 50% <5% <0.4% <5% 75% 5%
Neurological signs:
Motor delay Y N Y N N Y Y Y
Developmental delay N N Y N N N Y N Y
Pituitary abnormalities Y UI UI Y UI Y
Neuroimaging CC NOR Enlarged ventricles NOR NOR CT scan
Corpus callosal abnormalities N Y N N N
Oesophageal abnormalities N N OA, TOF F N N N N F N N
Genital abnormalities N N N Y N N N Y N N N N
Renal abnormalities HK UR N

*One of nonidentical twins.

AN, anophthalmia; MI, extreme microphthalmia; CA, cataract; COL, coloboma; ONH, optic nerve hypoplasia; ET, esotropia; ASD, anterior segment dysgenesis; MAS, microanterior segment; OA, oesophageal atresia; TOF, tracheoesophageal fistula; BEO, both eyes open; HC, head circumference; U, unknown; UI, under investigation; RD, retinal detachment; N, no; Y, yes; CO, corectopia; CR, chorioretinal; MY, high myopia; ICP, irregular constricted pupil; HK, horseshoe kidney; UR, ureteric reflux; NOR, normal; SC, sclerocornea; CC, cerebellar changes; F, feeding difficulties.