Table 3.
Neuropathology overview of foetuses interrupted for polymicrogyria like cortical dysplasia
Case number | Gene | Gender | Nucleotidic change | Proteic change | TOP | Cortical lamination | Neuronoglial overmigration | Heterotopia | Olfactory bulbs agenesis | Hippocampus | Enlarged GZ | Basal Ganglia | Corpus callosum | Cerebellum | Pons –Braintem Nuclei and Corticospinal tract | Ophthalmological signs | Head circumference | Additional morphological signs | Reference |
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LIS_TUB_012_ fœtus22 | TUBA1A | F | c.214 C > T | p.P72S | 37,8 | Unlayered Generalized and Asym PMG (fronto-central predominant) | - | Nodular Heterotopia | N/A | N | N/A | N/A | HypoCC | Severe | Severe pons hypoplasia | N/A | 5th p | Absent | This series |
Vermian Hypoplasia | |||||||||||||||||||
Mild hypoplasia of the CST | |||||||||||||||||||
LIS_TUB_043_foetus11 | TUBA1A | M | c.641G > A | p.R214H | 23 | Unlayered Central and Asym PMG | Focal | + | unilat | N/A | - | N | c.ACC | Mild Vermian Hypoplasia | Mild dysplasic olivary nuclei | N/A | 10th p | Absent | This series |
Unilateral hypoplasia of the CST | |||||||||||||||||||
LIS_TUB_048_foetus16 | TUBB2B | M | c.742G > A | p.A248T | 28,5 | Unlayered Central and Asym-multifocal PMG | - | Dispersed heterotopic neurons | + | N/A | N/A | N | N | Mild Vermian Hypoplasia | Normal | 5th p | Absent | This series | |
LIS_TUB_053_foetus21 | TUBA1A | F | c.473C > T | p.S158L | 24,5 | Unlayered Generalized and AsymPMG | - | Radial columnar heterotopic neurons | + | Dysmorphic | + | Hypoplasic | c.ACC | Severe Hypoplasia and Dysplasia | Hypoplasia Olivar heterotopia | - | 5th p | Absent | This series |
Disorganized CST | |||||||||||||||||||
LIS_TUB_054_foetus15 | TUBB2B | M | c.518C > T | p.P173L | 25 | Unlayered Generalized and AsymPMG (central regions) | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A | Dysmorphic | c.ACC | Moderate hypoplasia | Severe pons hypoplasia | N/A | <3rd p | Absent | This series |
Disorganized CST | |||||||||||||||||||
LIS_TUB_056_foetus12 | TUBB2B | M | c.514 T > C | p.S172P | 27 | Unlayered Generalized and Asym PMG (fronto-central predominant) | Focal | Radial columnar heterotopic neurons | - | N | - | N | c.ACC | Mild Vermian Dysplasia | Normal | N/A | <3rd p | Absent | [23] |
Disorganized CST |
Abbreviations: TOP termination of the pregnancy, PMG polymicrogyria, N/A not available, ACC corpus callosum agenesis, GZ germinal zones, p percentile; foetal MRI based analysis of the phenotype; unilat: unilateral; +: Present; −: Absent; N: Normal; Asym: asymmetrical; CST: Corticospinal tract.