Table 1.
Main Clinical Findings in the Four Studied Individuals with GAPO Syndrome
Features |
Cases |
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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.