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. 2007 Feb;44(2):122–130. doi: 10.1136/jmg.2006.044313

Table 1 Summary of the patients' clinical signs and symptoms.

Clinical characteristic Patient
SD600 SD840
Sex Male Male
Dysmorphism
 Broad low nasal bridge Yes Yes
 Bulbous nasal tip Yes Yes
 Microdontia Yes Yes
 Hyperpigmented macules Yes Yes
 Lumbar lordosis Yes Yes
 Protuberant abdomen Yes Yes
Skeleton and growth
 Poor growth Yes Yes
 Disproportionate short stature Yes Yes
 Spondyloepiphysial dysplasia Yes Yes
 Degenerative hip disease Yes Yes
Development
 Normal cognitive, motor, language, social development Yes Yes
 Normal school performance Yes Yes
Endocrinology
 Raised level of thyroid‐stimulating hormone No No
Haematology
 Lymphopenia Yes Yes
 Neutropenia Yes No
 Anaemia Yes No
 Thrombocytopenia Yes No
Immunology
 Recurrent infections No Yes
 Circulating T cell deficiency Yes Yes
 Circulating B cell deficiency No NC
 Hypogammaglobulnaemia Yes No
Nephrology
 FSGS Yes Yes
 Progressive renal failure Yes Yes
 Renal transplant Yes Yes
  Donor age (years) 46 15
 Hypertension before transplant Yes Yes
 Hypertension after transplant Yes Yes
Neurology
 TIAs Yes Yes
 Strokes Yes No
 Migraines No Yes
Pulmonary
 Pulmonary hypertension Yes Yes
 Dyspnoea No Yes
Genetics
 Normal karyotype Yes NC
 SMARCAL1 mutations
  Paternal allele 2542G→T E848X 1248‐9insC T417fs427X
  Maternal allele 2542G→T E848X 2104T→G F702V

FSGS, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; NC, not countable; SMARCAL1, swi/snf‐related matrix‐associated actin‐dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily a‐like 1; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.