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. 2010 Dec 17;134(1):183–195. doi: 10.1093/brain/awq320

Table 2.

Summary of the clinical presentation of 52 patients with combined respiratory complex deficiency

Patient/gender Family history Age at symptom onset/death Clinical presentation
Additional symptoms Muscle histochemistry
Respiratory chain deficiency
muscle CNS heart liver SDH+ COX Other
P1/F 5 w/4 m + LA I + IV
P2/M Consanguinity 4 m/8 m + Respiratory failure Lipid I + III + IV
P3/M Consanguinity 2 w/3 w + LA ++ I + III + IV
P4/F Consanguinity, 2 siblings died 1 m/1 m + + +++ I + IV
P5/M 24 d + + + III + IV
P6/F 18 m + + CC agenesia I + III + IV
P7/M Consanguinity, 2 affected siblings 15 d + Respiratory failure ++ Lipid I + III + IV
P8/F Consanguinity Birth + + LA ++ II/III + IV
P9/M 13 y + +++ Inflammation I+III+IV
P10/F Consanguinity 3 w/2 m + + LA ++ ++ I + III + IV
P11/F Consanguinity, 1 affected sibling 12 m + + + I + IV
P12/F 3 y + + LA + I + IV
P13/F 10 y + + + int.pseudoobstr, cataract Lipid I + IV
P14/M 3 m + + I + III + IV
P15/M Birth + + small ASD + I + III
P16/F 1 y + + LA Lipid I + II/III
P17/F Birth/4 m + + LA + I + IV
P18/F Consanguinity Birth + + + long-chain acyl-carnitine↑ Lipid I + III, mild IV
P19/M Birth + + arthrogryposis, CC agenesia, dysmorphy, deafness + I + IV
P20/M 4 y + + Ophthalmople-gia, LA basal ganglia lesion I + IV
P21/M Birth/3 d + + ++ I + IV
P22/M 15 m + + + Respiratory failure + I + IV
P23/F 12 m + + Cellular immundefect nd nd nd I + IV
P24/M Consanguinity 4 y + + LA I + IV
P25/F Consanguinity Birth + + LA, coma + I + IV
P26/M Birth + Floppy baby + I + IV
P27/M Birth + + + + I + III + IV
P28/F 10 y + + Basal ganglia calcification + I + IV
P29/F Consanguinity 2 y + + nd nd nd I + III
P30/F Affected twin sister 2 y + + + I + IV
P31/F Consanguinity 4 y + + ++ I + IV
P32/F Consanguinity, affected sibling, cousin 10 m + + Optic atrophy, brain atrophy I + II/III
P33/F 2 y/3 y + + + Demyelination on autopsy + I + IV (liver)
P34/F Consanguinity, affected sibling Birth/1 m + + LA I + IV
P35/F Birth/3 w + + LA ++ +++ I + IV
P36/M Consanguinity, affected brother 18 m/2 y + + + I + IV (liver)
P37/F 18 m + Reversible disease + I + IV (muscle and liver)
P38/M Consanguinity 16 y + + Diabetes, myoclonic jerks ++ I + IV
P39/M <1 y + + CC agenesia, leukodystrophy + I + IV
P40/F <1 y + Respiratory failure +++ I + III + IV
P41/F <1 y + + bilateral. IVH,SH I + III + IV
P42/M 1–2 y? + + + +++ I + IV
P43/M 4 m/8 m + + +++ I + IV
P44/F <1 y + + Lipid I + III + IV
P45/M Consanguinity <1 y + + Deafness, renal tubular acid. +++ I + IV
P46/M 9 y + + Deafness, bulbar symptoms I + IV
P47/M 3 y + + + Metabolic acidosis nd nd nd I + IV
P48/F Consanguinity, affected sister nd + + ++ I + III + IV
P49/M birth/<1 y + + +++ I + III + IV
P50/F <1 y + + + LA nd nd nd I + IV
P51/M birth + + +++ I + III + IV
P52/M 27 y + + + Pancytopenia +++ I + IV

+++ = severe (>25%); ++ = moderate (5–25%); + = mild (<5%).

ASD = atrial septal defect; CC = corpus callosum; IVH = intra-ventricular haemorrhage; LA = lactic acidosis; mt = mitochondria; nd = not determined; SH = subdural haemorrhage; d = day; w = week; y = year; m = month.