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. 2016 Mar 31;98(4):782–788. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.03.016

Table 1.

Characteristics of Individuals with Biallelic Variants in TBCK

Affected Individuals

1-1a 1-2a 2-1 3-1 4-1 4-2 5-1 6-1 6-2 7-1 8-1 9-1 9-2
Variants (GenBank: NM_001163435.2) Hom c.1897+1G>A Hom c.1897+1G>A Hom c.831_832insTA (p.Pro278Tyrfs18) Hom c.1652T>C (p.Leu551Pro) Het c.[2060−2A>G];[803_806delTGAA], p.[=];[Met268fsArg26] Het c.[2060−2A>G];[803_806delTGAA], p.[=];[Met268fsArg26] Hom c.376C>T (p.Arg126) Hom c.1370delA (p.Asn457Thrfs15) Hom c.1370delA (p.Asn457Thrfs15) Hom c.455+4 C>G Hom c.376C>T (p.Arg126) Het c.[(658+1_ 659−1)_(2059+1_2060−1)del];[376C>T], p[=];[Arg126] Het c.[(658+1_ 659−1)_(2059+1_2060−1)del];[376C>T], p[=];[Arg126]
Mutation type splice site and frameshift splice site and frameshift insertion and frameshift missense splice site and frameshift; frameshift splice site and frameshift; frameshift nonsense frameshift frameshift splice, skipping of exons 3 and 4 nonsense deletion of exons 7–22; nonsense deletion of exons 7–22; nonsense
Consanguinity reported + + + + + + +
Age at last exam died at 5 years 11 years 5 years 11 years 4 years 2 years 10 years 12 years 3 years 6 years 12 years 10 years 2 years
Sex male female male male female female female male female male female female male
Ethnicity Saudi Saudi Syrian Pakistani mixed European mixed European Hispanic Algerian Algerian Palestinian Puerto Rican and Dominican Puerto Rican and Mexican Puerto Rican and Mexican
Prenatal findings decreased fetal movement, oligohydramnios none reported premature contractions none reported ventriculomegaly none reported none reported none reported none reported none reported none reported renal pyelectasis and hepatic calcifications none reported

Development

Motor no sitting rolling at 11 years no sitting mild delay independent walking sitting severe delay sitting walking at 2.5 years sitting sitting no sitting no sitting
Speech few words babbling, no words non-verbal mild delay few single words many words no words no words few words few words no words non-verbal non-verbal
Cognitive severe delay severe delay severe delay mild delay severe delay mild delay severe delay severe delay moderate delay severe delay severe delay severe delay severe delay
Regression +
Ventilator dependence tracheostomy only + tracheostomy only
MRI findings diffuse brain atrophy, abnormal white-matter signal intensity diffuse brain atrophy posterior thinning of the corpus callosum and brainstem, ex vacuo dilation of the ventricles, periventricular leukomalacia mild prominence of the lateral ventricles none reported none reported central and cortical volume loss with atrophy discrete abnormalities of the periventricular and bilateral parietal white matter discrete abnormalities of the periventricular and bilateral parietal white matter discrete abnormalities of the periventricular and bilateral parietal white matter abnormal white-matter intensities bilateral frontal white-matter hyperintensities on T2-weighted FLAIR overall paucity of white matter, mild hyperintensity and central volume loss on T2-weighted FLAIR
Hypotonia severe severe severe mild to moderate moderate severe severe moderate moderate severe severe progressively severe progressively severe
Reflexes delayed reduced absent in lower extremities normal reduced reduced globally decreased present present absent in lower extremities reduced not reported not reported
Seizures + + + + +
Unusual facial features sloped forehead, bulbous nose, tented upper lip, upward slant of palpebral fissures tented upper lip, sloped forehead, bulbous nose macrocephaly epicanthal folds, broad nasal bridge, deep-set eyes mildly coarse facies, synophrys, long eyelashes, macroglossia, microcephaly, hirsuitism wide forehead, bulbous nose, open mouth, thick lips, deep palate, prognathic mandible macrocephaly, wide forehead, short neck macrocephaly, very coarse facial features, bushy eyebrows, macroglossia metopic ridge, thick bushy eyebrows, mildly high-arched palate mildly coarse facial features, hirsute, epicanthal folds, long philtrum, tented upper lip
Other findings abnormal eye movements, asthma, eczema hypothyroidism, pernicious anemia, recurrent candidiasis strabismus, nystagmus autism, bipolar disorder, high-arched palate, broad fingers and toes, mild scoliosis mild macrocephaly corneal clouding, central adrenal insufficiency and growth hormone deficiency, scoliosis hearing loss, behavioral difficulties, delayed bone age delayed bone age pectus excavatum, pulmonic stenosis possible mitochondrial complex III deficiency, severe scoliosis, neurogenic bladder, hyperthyroidism small pectus excavatum, mild scoliosis, diastasis recti, clinodactyly, partial syndactyly of toes 2 and 3 cryptorchidism, 11 rib pairs, resolved pelviectasis

Abbreviations are as follows: Hom, homozygous; and Het, heterozygous.

a

These individuals were previously reported by Alazami et al.3