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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Med Genet. 2013 Oct 28;56(12):678–682. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2013.09.009

Table 2.

Comparison to literature on Cantú features (adapted from van Bon et al. (2012)[6])

Patient has % Cantu patients
Coarse face Yes 100%
Epicanthal folds Yes 100%
Abundant and/or curly eyelashes Yes 80%
Broad and/or flat nasal bridge Broad nasal rout; bulbous nose 90%
Small nose and/or anteverted nostrils Anteverted nares 100%
Prominent mouth and/or thick lips Prominent mouth 100%
Long philtrum Yes 100%
High and/or narrow palate High arched palate 60%
Macroglossy Yes 60%
Anterior open bite Yes 30%
Gingival hyperplasia Yes 70%
Short neck No- normal neck 50%
Cardiac Features
Structural cardiac anomalies Abnormal connection from aorta to pulmonary artery (caused pulmonary hemorrhage) 40%
Pulmonary hypertension Yes 20%
Pericardial effusion No 30%
Cardiomegaly Yes 60%
Hypertrophic and/or dilated cardiomyopathy Yes- left ventricular hypertrophy 40%
Radiological Findings
Generalized osteopenia N/A 10%
Thick calvarium Yes 50%
Delayed bone age N/A 30%
Enlarged sella turcica, vertical skull base N/A 10%
Narrow shoulders N/A 0%
Narrow thorax “small thorax” 30%
Broad ribs Yes 70%
Vertebral endplate irregularities N/A 20%
Platyspondyly N/A 40%
Ovoid vertebral bodies N/A 30%
Hypoplastic ischium and pubic bones N/A 0%
Narrow obturator foramen N/A 20%
Erlenmeyer-flask-like long bones N/A 50%
Bilateral coxa valga N/A 20%
Metaphyseal flare with enlarged medullary canal n/a 70%
Transverse metaphyseal bands N/A 0%
Other Features
Preaxial distal phalangeal hypoplasia N/A 10%
Short, broad first toe Yes 30%
Umbilical hernia Yes 40%
Pyloric stenosis N/A 10%
Immune deficiency N/A 20%
Wrinkled and/or loose skin Yes 30%
Deep palmar creases Yes 30%
Finger pads Thickened pads on palms and soles 30%
Hyperextensibility interphalangeal joints Yes 50%
Pectus carinatum N/A 20%
Genital anomalies Large hydrocele 30%
Scoliosis No 40%
Lymphedema N/A 40%
Increased tendency for upper GI bleeding N/A 0%
Renal anomalies Yes 0%