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. 2015 Mar 11;23(10):1308–1317. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.26

Table 3. Key phenotype features of mediator complex-associated diseases.

Domains MED12 (Opitz–Kaveggia) MED12 (Lujan–Fryns) MED13L
Cognitive Intellectual disability, usually severe Intellectual disability Intellectual disability
Head Macrocephaly (relative) Macrocephaly (enlarged skull) with a prominent forehead Brachycephaly, frontal bossing
  Upswept frontal hairline   Frontal hair upsweep or low anterior hairline
Ears Small, underdeveloped ears Low set ears with some apparent retroversion Low set ears
Eyes Down-slanting palpebral fissures   Upslanting palpebral fissures
  Widely set eyes (hypertelorism),   Mild hypertelorism
Muscle Severe hypotonia; Hypotonia Hypotonia
  A characteristic facial appearance due to hypotonia, giving a droopy, 'open-mouthed' expression   Facial hypotonia with droopy open-mouthed expression
  A thin upper lip, a full or pouting lower lip    
Brain Partial or complete loss of the corpus callosum Partial or complete loss of the corpus callosum  
Cardiac Heart defects Dilation of the aortic root, ventricular and atrial septal defect Some cases with d-TGA, other complex cardiac defects
Genitalia Cryptorchidism (males) Slightly enlarged to normal testicular size in males Cryptorchidism or micropenis
Chest   Pectus excavatum  
Miscellaneous features unique to each syndrome Hyperactive behavior; severe constipation, with or without structural anomalies in the anus such as imperforate anus, broad thumbs and wide first (big) toes Maxillary hypoplasia, seizures, Marfanoid habitus Autistic and/or hyperactive behavior (not always present)