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. 2015 Mar 4;23(12):1652–1656. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.30

Table 1. Clinical findings in four affected males.

Individual IV-1 IV-4 III-3a,b II-1a
Age (years) 5 ½ 11 ½ 45 71
Intellectual disability Mild to moderate Functional level was 1 ½ years at age 4 ½ years Mild Doesn't read Mild. Moving to sheltered living. Reads and drives a car Moderate/severe Cannot read/write
Education and work Not relevant Attends school for children with special needs Attended school for children with special needs. Works in a sheltered environment Has lived in an institution since age 13 years
Measurements at birth At 41 ½ weeks: weight 4895 g, length 52 cm, OFCd 37 cm At 37 weeksc: weight 2600 ge, length 50 cm, OFCd not recorded At 32 weeks: weight 2100 g NA
Infancy Content baby Cried a lot. Slept poorly NA NA
Feeding difficulties Gastrostomy (10 months to 3 years). Picky eater. Difficulty in chewing and swallowing. Severe feeding problems until age 1 year. Picky eater. Difficulty in chewing. Very selective food preferences when younger NA
Walked 22 months 18 months 15 months NA
Speech Age 3 years: many signs, no words Age 5 ½ years: short sentences Age 3 years: a few words Most delayed area of development NA
Social adjustment and behavior Difficulty in communicating with and understanding other children Plays with other children. Dislikes noise and commotion Adjusts slowly to new activities NA
Autism Autism Autism spectrum disorder Autism spectrum disorder likely Behavioral issues in childhood
Dysmorphic features Broad forehead, fine hair with receding hairline bitemporally, hypertelorism, widely-spaced teeth, concave nails Broad forehead, fine hair with receding hairline bitemporally, hypertelorism, broad nasal bridge, pale blue irides High broad forehead Receding hairline Large beaked noseb NA
Motor function Poor fine+gross motor coordination. Reduced balance, strength and endurance Delayed gross motor development Poor gross motor coordination Poor gross motor coordination
Stiff gait Yes Yes Yes NA
Growth Height 10–25th centile Weight for height 2.5–10th centile OFCd 2.5th centile Height 50th centile Thin OFCd 25th – 50th centile Average height Truncal obesity Normocephalic NA
Cranial MRI At 12 months: non-specific white matter changes At 3 years: normal Not performed Not performed
Normal genetic investigations FGD1 (MLPA and sequencing), MECP2 (MLPA), MID1 (sequencing), CNV screening (180-k oligo array CGH) Sequencing: MID1, CUL4B, SHANK3, FLNA, FGD1, CNV screening (105 -k oligo array CGH) Not known Not known

Abbreviation: NA, not available.

a

Limited information available for this individual.

b

As a child he resembled IV-4 in terms of facial appearance and personality.

c

Cesarean section for fetal distress.

d

Occipito-frontal head circumference.

e

His dizygous twin had a birthweight of 2700 g and a length of 50 cm.