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. 2017 May 10;25(8):966–972. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2017.85

Table 1. Phenotypic delineation of the affected individuals.

Family P.1 P.1 P.1 P.1 P.1 P.1 P.1 P.1 P.2 P.3 P.3
Individual III:2 III:9 IV:2 IV:3 IV:6 IV:11 IV:12 V:3 II:3 III:3 IV:1
Sex M M F M M F F F F F F
Age at examination 34 53 9 3 11 12 14 5 4.5 22 2.8
Age at onset <1 year <1 year 1st month 0.5 year <1 year 1 year <1 year 1.4 years 5 months <1 year 1 year
Progressive deterioration + + + + + + + + + + +
Toe walking + + + + + + + + + + +
Pes equinus + + + + + + + + + + +
Weakness – upper limb - + - R++/L+ - - - - - - -
Lower limb - + - + - - - - - - +
Atrophy – upper limb - ++ - ++ - - - + - - -
Lower limb - ++ - ++ - - - + - - -
Spasticity – upper limb - - - - - - - - - - -
Lower limb + + + + + + + + + + +
Hyperreflexia – upper limb NA - NA - - NA - - - - -
Lower limb NA + NA + + NA + + + + +
Contractures/deformity – upper limb - - - - - - - - - - -
Lower limb – knee - + - - - - - - - + -
Babinski sign NA NA NA - + NA + - + + +
Gower sign NA NA NA +/- - NA - +/- +/- - -
Difficulty standing from sitting position + - - + + + + + + + NA
Difficulty running NA + - NA + + + + - + NA
Mobility restriction + + - + - - - - - + -
Urinary incontinence - - - - - - - - - - -
Pain + + - - - + + - - + -
Sensory deficits NA NA - - - - - - - + -
Kyphosis + + - +/- + + + - +/- +/- -
Scoliosis + + - - - - + - - - -
Facial involvement - - - - - - - - - + -
Tongue atrophy NA ++ - - + - + + - + -
Muscle cramps - - - - - - + - - + -
Speech disorder + + + + + + + + NA - NA
Dysphagia - - + - - - - - NA - NA
Intellectual disability - - - + - - - + + - +
Global developmental delay - - - + - - - + + - +
Elevated CPK - - NA NA NA NA - NA - NA -
Treatment Surgery Surgery Surgery Surgery - Botox injection Surgery Surgery Surgery - -
Resolution with surgery + - +/- NA NA NA +/- +/- +/- - NA
Normal brain imaging NA NA + + NA + + + + + NA
Normal Spinal cord imaging NA NA + + NA + + NA + NA +

Abbreviation: NA, not available. Only 11 of the 12 patients are described, as patient P.3 IV:3 died of an unrelated cause early on in the disease course and could not be well-characterized phenotypically.