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. 2017 Jul 26;25(10):1126–1133. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2017.107

Table 1. Clinical phenotype of individuals with causative variants using the features mentioned by Wieczorek et al 3 that are associated with BMKS.

Clinical phenotype of individuals with causative variants
ID in pedigree III.2 family 1 III.1 family 2 III.1 family 3 V.4 family 4 V.6 family 4
Gender Female Male Male Male Female
Age at examination 37 years     7 years  
Genetic testing TCOF1 CHD7 SNP array WGS MLPA Affymetrix 750 K microarray TXNL4A MLPA Affymetrix 750 K microarray -> 18p11.32q23 (136,300-77,997,592) hmz uniparental disomy for chromosome 18 TXNL4A MLPA Karyo TXNL4A MLPA TXNL4A MLPA
Variant carried by father c.258-2A>G, (p.?) hg19 chr18:g.77748581_77748614del (type 1Δ) hg19 chr18:g.77748581_77748614del (type 1Δ) hg19 chr18: g.77748604_77748637del (type 2Δ) hg19 chr18: g.77748604_77748637del(type 2Δ)
Variant carried by mother hg19 chr18:g.77748581_77748614del (type 1Δ) c.258-2A>G, (p.?) hg19 chr18:g.77748581_77748614del (type 1Δ) hg19 chr18: g.77748604_77748637del(type 2Δ) hg19 chr18: g.77748604_77748637del(type 2Δ)
Positive family history Y father scleral show N N Y Y
Normal pregnancy Y Polyhydramnios IVF ICSI Failure to progress Polyhydramnios Polyhydramnios
Asymmetry of the face Y     N N
Hypertelorism N     N N
Short palpebral fissures Y     N N
Defect of lower eyelids Y Y (B)   N N
Aplasia of puncta lacrimalis Y (L)        
Prominent nasal bridge Y Y   Y Y
Short philtrum N     Y Y
Thin lips Y     Y N
Cleft lip or palate N Y (L)   N N
Bifid uvula N     N N
Bilateral choanal atresia/ stenosis Bilateral (bony) Bilateral Bilateral (bony) Bilateral (bony) Bilateral
Prominent ears Y     Y Y
Preauricular tags Y (R) Y (R)      
Maxillary hypoplasia Y (R)     Y Y
Micrognathia Y (R) Y   N  
Cardiac defect N Asymptomatic ASD and VSD      
Hearing loss N     N N
Normal psychomotor development Y Y   Y Y
Short stature Y     N N
Other Hypoplasia infra-orbital rim (R) Upslanting palpebral fissures Eyelashes were longer laterally than medially Choroid coloboma (L) Microstrabismus Amblyopia Dimple on the cheek Hypermetropia   Downslanting palpebral fissures Prognathism High arched narrow palate Absence of the upper and lower deciduous premolars Hypodontia of four permanent premolars Cowlick Downslanting palpebral fissures Prognathism Dental malocclusion Narrow palate Unilateral absence of the permanent upper lateral incisor

Abbreviations: ASD, atrial septal defect; B, bilateral; Hom, homozygous; ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection; IVF, in vitro fertilization; Karyo, karyotype; L, left; M, maternal; N, no; P, paternal; R, right; VSD, ventricular septal defect; WGS, whole-genome sequencing; Y, yes. Blank entries indicate that information was not available.