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. 2010 Aug 13;87(2):189–198. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.07.001

Table 2.

Clinical Details of the Nine Patients with Marshall-Smith Syndrome

Patient
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
NFIX mutation c.955+1G>A c.955+1G>T c.1011_1012 delTC c.1037_1038 insT c.1008_1012 delCTCTC c.1048_1049 insC c.1243 delG c.994_995 insT c.959_960 insC
Epidemiology

Gender M F M M F F M F M
Age at last examination 3 weeksa 6 months 26 months 3 years 6 years 7 years 7 years 16 years 21 years
Ethnic origin Belgium Croatia India Netherlands Brazil Portugal France UK UK

Growth

Birth weight (g) 2600 3400 2950 2975 1590 3230 2800 3860
Present weight (kg) 2965 5 9.1 15 21 35 41
Present height (cm) 55 68 82 100 103 120 131

Development

Degree of delay n.a. Sev Sev Mod Mod-Sev Mod Mod Sev Sev
First words (mths) n.a. n.a. - - 60 36 None None

Neurology

High tone - - - - - - N/A N/A
Brain MRI dilated ventricles pachygyria, hypoplasia callosal body CTscan: N hypoplasia callosal body N/A N/A N/A N/A

Craniofacial features

High forehead + + + + + + + + +
Proptosis + + + + + + + + +
Underdeveloped midface + + + + + - + + +
Short nose + + + + - - + + +
Prominent premaxilla + + + + + + + + +
Everted lips - - - + + - + + +
Gum hypertrophy - + + + - + - -
Retrognathia + + + + + + + + -

Eyes

Myopia - - - −14 −5/-8 −12/-9 - - -
Blue sclerae + + + + + - + + +

Respiratory

Choanal stenosis - + - - - + - -
Respiratory problems + + - + + - + - +

Musculo-Skeletal

Abnormal bone maturation + + + + + + + + +
Bone fractures - - - 1 - - 4 - -
Scoliosis - - - - + - + + +
Kyphosis - - - - + + + + +
Umbilical hernia - + - - - + - -

Other

Cardiac defect - - - - VSD - VSD -
Hearing loss + + - + - + N/A N/A
Hypertrichosis - + + + + + + +
Miscellaneous IgA deficiency; vesico-ureteral reflux; long fingers abnormal pinnae hypospadias; glaucoma long fingers pyloric stenosis Wilms tumor aged 4

Abbreviations: M, male; F, female; n.a., not applicable; N/A, not available; sev, severe; mod, moderate; VSD, ventricular septal defect.

a

Deceased.