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. 2012 Jun 27;7(6):e39828. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039828

Table 1. Clinical and biological data of 8 boys with DAX-1 mutations.

Cases 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Origin France Morocco Morocco France Martinique/Guadeloupe Martinique/Guadeloupe France/India Spain/Guinea
Age of onset neonate neonate neonate neonate neonate 6 mo 1.3 yr 8.7 yr
Age of diagnosis neonate neonate neonate neonate neonate 3.5 yr 1.5 yr 8.7 yr
First symptoms vomiting vomiting,melanodermia systematic screening vomiting, hypothermia vomiting vomiting, seizures vomiting, seizures vomiting, abdominal pain, seizures, melanodermia
Glucose, mmol/L 3.6 3.3 2.3 NA NA 2.8 3.5 2.9
ACTH, pg/mL 242 1500 1850 120 980 4000 11649 405
Cortisol, ng/mL 100 43 45 28 166 98 99 225
Sodium, mmol/L 129 129 138 116 121 119 119 134
Potassium, mmol/L 7 5.5 4.3 9.6 6.8 5.7 5.2 5.8
Renin, pg/mL 90 480 173.5 NA NA NA NA 675
Plasma renin activity, ng/mL/h NA NA NA >100 70 48 23 NA
Aldosterone, pg/mL NA 7.5 NA 30 74 NA 36 42
Age of last evaluation, yr 18.8 7.1 2 17.3 18.8 21.3 16.4 29.7
Adult height, cm 169.5 173 167.5 177.5 177
Target height, cm 175 178.5 178.5 181.5 180 NA 174 177.5

Normal Range: Renin, 3–16 pg/mL; Plasma Renin Activity, 0.2–2.80 ng/mL/h and 0.8–8.9 ng/mL/h during the first year of life; Aldosterone: 42–201 pg/mL.

Case 1 has maternal uncle with DAX1 mutation and azoospermia. Case 7 has maternal cousin with DAX1 mutation.

Cases 2 and 3, and 5 and 6 are brothers.

Intra-uterin growth retardation in cases 4 and 7.