Table 2.
Clinical Characteristics of Individuals with De Novo HNRNPH2 Variants
Individual | Variant | Age (Years) | Microcephaly? (Congenital or acquired?) | DD/ID | Regressions | ASD | ADHD | Other Psychiatric Co-morbidities | Seizures | Tone Abnormalities (Hypo or Hyper) | Other Neurological Findings | MRI Findings | Ophthalmologic Findings | Dysmorphic Features | Skeletal Anomalies | GI Symptoms and Growth Parameters | Other Clinical Findings |
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1 | c.616C>T (p.Arg206Trp) | 34 | Y (A) | Y | Y | Y | Y | anxiety, OCD, aggressive behavior, self-injurious | Y | hypo, hyper | abnormal gait, ankle clonus | normal | Y, exotropia | hypotelorism, wide mouth, full lips, high narrow nasal bridge, curly hair | lordosis, short stature, bilateral femoral osteotomies, arachnodactyly | FTT, short stature | N |
2 | c.616C>T (p.Arg206Trp) | 8 | N | Y | N | Y | N | repetitive stereotypic behavior | Y | hypo | ataxia, muscle weakness | aplasia /hypoplasia cerebellar vermis | ? | epicanthal folds, midface hypoplasia, almond shaped eyes | N | constipation | mild hearing loss, anemia, epistaxis |
3 | c.617G>A (p.Arg206Gln) | 4 | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | hypo | N | NA | N | small palpebral fissures | pes planus | GERD as an infant | happy demeanor, sensitive to noise, hand flapping |
4 | c.626C>T (p.Pro209Leu) | 6 | Y (A) | Y | Y | N | N | anxiety | Y | hypo | incoordination | normal | N | hypertelorism, fetal finger pads | short stature, talus valgus | FTT, feeding issues | cardiac (atrial septal defect and MVP), sensory disorder |
5 | c.616C>T (p.Arg206Trp) | 21 | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | hypo | N | normal | N | highly arched palate, mild micrognathia, elongated fingers | pectus carinatum, pes planus, scoliosis, stretchable skin, joint laxity | GERD as a child; underweight | cardiac (MVP) |
6 | c.616C>T (p.Arg206Trp) | 2 | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | hypo | torticollis, dystonic posturing left hand, dyspraxia | possible distorted cerebellar vermis | N | symmetrically concave eyebrow, pseudo-fissure in upper lip | N | feeding difficulties, drooling | N |
Abbreviations are as follows: GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease; FTT, failure to thrive; MVP, mitral valve prolapse; ?, unknown; A, acquired; NA, not applicable.