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. 2015 Dec 3;97(6):886–893. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2015.11.002

Table 1.

Clinical Features of Individuals with the SLC39A8 Homozygous Mutation c.112G>C (p.Gly38Arg)

Family
Family A
Family B
Family C
Family D
Family E
Family F
Individual 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sex F M M F F M F M
Ethnicity Hutterite-D Hutterite-D Hutterite-S Hutterite-S Hutterite-S Hutterite-S Egyptian Egyptian
Current age (years) 18 23 10 6 6 9 9 3
Age at last exam (years) 13 17 8 5 5 9 8 2

Growth

Birth length 50th–75th 5th–10th 5th–10th <5th <5th ND normala normala
Birth weight 50th 50th 25th–50th <5th <5th 50th–75th normala normala
Birth OFC 90th 50th normala <5th <5th >95th normala normala
Height −3 to −4 SD −3 to −4 SD −3 SD 5th 5th <5th 5th 5th
Weight −4 SD −4 SD −3 SD 10th 10th 25th–50th 25th 5th
OFC 50th 50th 50th 25th–50th 25th–50th 95th 50th 50th

Development

Head Control (years) 2 4 2 2 2 2 no no
Sit (years) 7 with support 3 with support with support with support no no
Walk (years) no no no no assisted no assisted no
Intellectual disability profound profound severe profound profound profound severe severe

Clinical Features

Hypotonia profound profound severe severe severe severe severe severe
Strabismus yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes
Seizures no no no no no yes myoclonic no
Other recurrent infections, joint hypermobility recurrent infections, joint hypermobility constipation recurrent infections recurrent infections recurrent infections hyperreflexia hyperreflexia

Imaging

Skeletal osteopenia osteopenia, flat and broad long bone epiphyses normal skeletal survey at 16 months ND ND ND ND ND
MRI severe atrophy of the cerebellar vermis and hemispheres severe atrophy of the cerebellar vermis and hemispheres severe atrophy of the cerebellar vermis and hemispheres severe atrophy of the cerebellar vermis and hemispheres ND progressive atrophy of the cerebellar vermis and hemispheres severe atrophy of the cerebellar vermis and hemispheres mild atrophy of the cerebellar vermis and hemispheres; cerebral atrophy, particularly of the frontal lobes
MRS ND ND ND normal ND elevated lactate peak ND ND

Abbreviations are as follows: Hutterite-D, Hutterite Dariusleut; Hutterite-S, Huterite-Schmiedeleut; ND, no data.

a

Reported as normal.