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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 9.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Commun. 2015 Jan 9;6:5614. doi: 10.1038/ncomms6614

Table 1.

Complex phenotypes associated with PNPLA6 mutations.

Patient MOGL
study
5,267 5,273 166 167 169 3,649 5,477 5,440 5,748
Gender F M F F M M F F M
Age at first
exam (years)
9 29 3 3 16 0 2 2 0
Birth weight
(kg)
2 kg NA 3 kg 3.3 kg 1.9 kg NA 2.5 kg 2.5 kg 2.4 kg
Height Short Short Short Short Short Normal Short/
Dwarfism
Short Short
Bone age Delayed NA NA NA Normal None Delayed Delayed Delayed
Trichomegaly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No NA Normal NA
Hair Normal Sparse Alopecia Normal Alopecia Normal Alopecia Alopecia NA
Retinal
degeneration
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GH deficiency Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes None Yes Yes Yes
Hypothyroidism Yes Yes None None None None Yes Yes Yes
Hypogonadism None None Yes Yes Yes None Yes Yes Yes
Mental
retardation
None None None None None Autism Mild None Yes
Peripheral
neuropathy
and/or ataxia
None Yes Yes Yes Yes None Yes Motor
neuropathy
Yes
Inheritance Sporadic Sporadic AR AR AR Sporadic NA Sporadic Sporadic
Chromosome NA 46 XY 46 XX 46 XX 46 XY NA NA 46 XY NA
Age when last
seen (years)
9 30 22 22 31 20 23 54 20
VA 20/400 OD
20/400 OS
Light
perception
with
projection in
both eyes
NA NA NA Counting
fingers
Lower than
20/400
Light
perception
only
20/200 OD
20/80 OS
GVF No
measurable
field
No
measurable
visual field
NA NA NA No
measurable
field
No
measurable
field
No
measurable
field
Peripheral
constriction
ERG No
recordable
responses
No
recordable
responses
NA NA NA NA NA No
recordable
responses
NA
Retinal
appearance
Severe
degeneration
Severe
degeneration
Severe
degeneration
Severe
degeneration
Severe
degeneration
Severe
degeneration
Severe
degeneration
Severe
degeneration
Severe
degeneration
Cancer None None None None None None None None None
Dental history None Chalky white
teeth,
numerous
cavities
tooth
development
abnormalities
tooth
development
abnormalities
tooth
development
abnormalities
None None Delay in
dentition
None
Comments None None Severe neonatal
hyperbilirubinemia
Severe neonatal
hyperbilirubinemia
Severe neonatal
hyperbilirubinemia
Nystagmus Retinal
sparing
around the
optic disc.
Optic disc
normal
appearance
Mild
elevation of
LFTs
Thoracic
lumbar
scoliosis

ERG, electroretinograms; F, female; GH, growth hormone; GVF, Goldmann visual field; LFT, liver function tests; M, male; NA, not available; OD, oculus dexter; OS, oculus sinister; VA, Snellen visual acuity.