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. 2009 Nov 11;18(4):436–441. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.199

Table 1. Clinical features of cases with 2q23.1 microdeletion syndrome.

  Case 1, this study (SMS185) Case 2, this study (SMS361) Wagenstaller et al6 (patient 29195) Jaillard et al3 (subject 1) Jaillard et al3 (subject 2) Vissers et al5 Koolen et al4 (patient 2) De Vries et al2 (patient 2)
Phenotype
 Sex F F M M M F F
 Ages of evaluation 4 and 13 years 3 and 9 years 1.5 years 2 and 10 years 3 and 10 years 2, 12, and 14 years N/A
 Mental retardation + + + + + + +
 Motor delay + + + + + + +
 Language impairment Severe 50 words + <6 words Severe Severe N/A
 Behavioral problems + Hyperactivity + Social contact seeking behavior Hyperactivity Impulsiveness + Limited social interactions + Inappropriate laughter + Inappropriate laughter Autistic component Self-biting of hands/forearms Decreased sensitivity to pain Stereotypies N/A + Picking of the eyes Hyperpnea Full hands into mouth
 Short attention span + + N/A + N/A N/A N/A
 Sleeping difficulties + N/A + N/A N/A
 Postnatal growth  retardation + N/A + + + +
 Short stature + + N/A + +
 Seizures + + + + + + +
 Ataxia + N/A + + N/A N/A
 Feeding difficulties + + N/A + + N/A N/A
 Infantile hypotonia + + N/A + + N/A N/A
 Constipation + + N/A + + N/A N/A
 Craniofacial  manifestations + +   + + + +
 Microcephaly + 15% N/A + + + +
 Brachycephaly N/A +
 Midface hypoplasia + + N/A +
 Hypertelorism ±Apparently widely spaced eyes N/A + N/A N/A
 Flat nose + + Small nose N/A
 Wide mouth + + + + + N/A +
 Tented upper lip + + N/A + + N/A N/A
 Open mouth + + + + + N/A N/A
 Small chin + N/A + +
 Dental anomalies + + N/A + + N/A
 Macroglossia N/A +
 Eye findings   Optic nerve hypoplasia Mild myopia 30% right intermittent esotropia   Hypermetropia Astigmatism      
 Hand/foot abnormalties + + + + + + +
 Fifth finger clinodactyly + N/A + + +
 Brachydactyly − Small hands and feet − Small hands and feet N/A + N/A N/A
 Other   Lumbar lordosis Toes bulbous at tips Bitemporal narrowing Relative obesity Hypoactive Sandal gap Micropenis Scoliosis Valgus feet Recurrent ear infections Calm baby Hypogenitalism Pseudoarthrosis of the clavicle Sandal gap Large ears  

+, Feature present; −, feature absent; N/A, unknown.