Table 1. Patients included in the study with type of mutation, biochemical features of the mutated protein and main clinical features.
| Patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years at onset of study | 29 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 (deceased) | 18 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 44 | 21 | 20 |
| Origin | Italy (Sardinia) | Italy (Sardinia) | Italy (Sardinia) | Italy (Sardinia) | Italy (Sardinia) | Turkey | Turkey | Turkey | Turkey | Libya | Libya | Libya | Spain | Italy | Norway | Norway | Canada | Israel | Israel |
| Original classification | CS | CS | CS | CS | CS | CS | CS | CS | CS | CS | CS | CS | CS | CS | CISS1 | CISS1 | CISS1 | CISS1 | CISS1 |
| Mutation number | M1 M2 | M2 | M2 | M1 M2 | M1 | M3 | M3 | M3 | M4 | M7 | M7 | M7 | M5 M6 | M8 | M11 | M11 | M9 M10 | M12 M13 | M12 M13 |
| Type of mutation | Mis Fs | Fs | Fs | Mis Fs | Mis | Fs | Fs | Fs | Nons | Ins | Ins | Ins | Fs Ins | Mis | Fs | Fs | Nons Mis | Mis Mis | Mis Mis |
| CRLF1-secretion at 48 h (%)a | 6 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 63 | 42 74 | 42 74 |
| Phenotypic severity | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Intermediate | Intermediate | Mild | Mild |
| Hyperthermia | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Contraction of oropharyngeal muscles | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Dehydration | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | n.a. | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Cyanosis | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Swallowing/feeding difficulties | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | n.a. | n.a. |
| Nasogastric feeding | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Camptodactyly | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | n.a. | n.a. |
| Chubby cheeks | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Foot anomalies | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | n.a. | − | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + |
| High arched palate | + | n.a. | − | − | − | + | + | − | n.a. | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | n.a. | n.a. |
| Depressed nasal bridge | + | + | + | − | − | n.a. | + | + | n.a | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | n.a. | + | + |
| Cold induced sweating (cut off 6 years) | + | + | + | + | + | + | n.a. | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
| Scoliosis (cut off 2 years) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | n.a. | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| Joint contractures | + | + | n.a. | n.a. | − | + | + | + | n.a. | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + |
| Psychomotor retardation | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | n.a. | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Abbreviations: Fs, frameshift; Mis, missense; Nons, nonsense; n.a., not available.
CRLF1 secretion level of mutant forms compared with wild type.