Table 1 Summary of the clinical features of dilated cardiomyopathy with ataxia syndrome.

Patient No	Sex	Alive at(demise at)	DCM	Long QT	IUGR	FTT/growth failure	Cerebellar signs/ataxia	Microcytic anaemia	RaisedAST/ALT	Hepatic steatosis	Male genitalia	Mild/borderline MR	Optic atrophy	Malformations	Other
6	M	(8 m)			+	+		+	+		C			D	Mullerian remnants
1	M	13 y	+	+	+	+	+	+			C	+
5	M	(4 m)			+	+		+	+		C,H			D, A
22	F	(23 m)	+			+				+
21	F	(13 m)	+	+		+		+	+	+		+
7	M	(4 y)	+		+	+	+		+		C,H	+
8	M	(16 m)	+		+	+		+		+	C
19	M	(18 m)	+		+	+		+	+		C	+
16	M	11 y	+	+		+	+	+	+			+
20	F	(3 y)	+			+	+	+	+
10	M	21 y	+	+		+	+	+			C,H	+	+	+	Arachnoid cyst
23	F	(4 y)	+		+	+		+	+						Hypothyroidism
11	M	13 y		+		+	+				C,H		+
9	F	(9 m)	+			+				+
24	F	10 y		+		+	+	+				+	+		Seizures
12	M	22 y				+	+					+	+
13	F	19 y				+	+					+
25	M	(8 y)	+		+	+	+	+		+	C	+			Seizures

A, atrial septal defect; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; C, cryptorchidism; D, diaphragmatic eventration; DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; F, female; FTT, failure to thrive; H, hypospadias; IUGR, intrauterine growth retardation; M, male; m, months; MR, mental retardation; y, years.