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. 2013 May 2;92(5):792–799. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.03.023

Table 1.

Main Clinical Findings in the Four Studied Individuals with GAPO Syndrome

Features Cases
V-3 from EGY1 VI-4 from EGY2 II-1 from CZE1 III-1 from SRI1
General

Age at evaluation (years) 3 10 18 4
Gender male male male male
Parental consanguinity (first or second cousins) + + +
Family history of similarly affected case +
Height –2 SDs –3.7 SDs –4 SDs –4 SDs
Head circumference –2 SDs +2 SDs +1 SD –2 SDs
Bone age delayed mild delay normal for age delayed

Craniofacial

Plagiocephaly + + +
Frontal bossing + + + +
Broad forehead + + + +
Enlarged persistent anterior fontanel + + + +
Widely spaced eyes + + + +
Epicantus + + +
Depressed nasal bridge + + + +
Short nose + + + +
Long philtrum + + + +
Thick and anteverted nares + + + +
Thick lower lip + + + +
Micrognathia + + + +
Pseudoanodontia + + + +

Skin and Hair

Sparse scalp hair (alopecia) + + + +
Scalp pigmented with scars and papules +
Sparse eyebrows and eyelashes + + + +

Ophthalmologic

Megalocornea + + + NR
Nystagmus + +
Esotropia + +
Shallow anterior chamber + + NR
Bilateral engorged tortuous retinal vessels + + +
Bilateral optic atrophy + + +
VEP (abnormal pattern) + + NR

Other

Umbilical hernia + + +
Hyperextensible joints + +
Mild webbing between fingers +
Facial nerve palsy +
MRI brain changes bilateral high signal of deep white matter at deep parietal and occipital region and around the optic nerve ND ND ND

Abbreviations are as follows: VEP, visual-evoked potential; NR, not recorded; and ND, not done.