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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.