Table 5.
Summary of the Clinical Features of Individuals with DNMs in DHDDS (GenBank: NM_024887.3) and NUS1 (GenBank: NM_138459.4)
| ID | Gender | Age at Last Examination | Gene | DNM (Detection) | Cognitive and Behavioral Features | Epilepsy Diagnosis | Age at Seizure Onset | Seizure Types | AEDs | EEG | Brain MRI | Associated Neurological Features and Seizure Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indvSG | female | 5 years, 1 month | DHDDS | c.110G>A (p.Arg37His) (cWESa) | GDD, severe ID | DEE | 18 months | MA photo+, GTC, febrile Fo | VPA, LTG, LEV, ETH, VPA | gen. SW, photo+ | normal | hypotonia, short stature, intractable seizures |
| HSJ0762 | male | 5 years, 6 months | DHDDS | c.110G>A (p.Arg37His) (WGSb) | GDD | DEE | 1 years | M, A, At, fever sensitive | LEV, VPA | gen. SW, diffuse slowing | normal | hypotonia, tremor, wide-based gate, ataxia, no seizures for 1 year on VPA |
| indvEF | female | 5 years, 6 months | DHDDS | c.632G>A (p.Arg211Gln) (cWESc) | GDD, borderline IQ | DEE | 4 years | MA | LEV, LTG, OXBZ | epileptiform | normal, Chiari I malformation | hypotonia, tremor, ataxia, inattention, obesity, seizures controlled with OXBZ |
| MDB31882 | male | 35 years | DHDDS | c.632G>A (p.Arg211Gln) (WESd) | GDD, severe ID | DEE | 6–9 years | M | VPA, benzodiazepines | gen. PSW | normal | gen. tremor, facial myokimia, bradykinesia, hypomimia, rigidity, freezing and impaired postural reactions, frontal lobe impairment features, no seizures since the age of 9 years, normal glycosylation assay, current therapy: VPA, clonazepam, tetrabenazine |
| indvNCJ | female | 7 years, 1 month | DHDDS | c.632G>A (p.Arg211Gln) (cWESe) | GDD, moderate to severe ID | NA | 7 years | M | none | normal | normal | ataxia, myoclonus, tremor, dystonia, short stature, no treatment initiated yet for cortical myoclonus, normal glycosylation assay |
| indvKW | male | 7 years, 11 months | NUS1 | c.743delA (p.Asp248Alafs) (cWESc) | GDD, severe ID | DEE | 12 months | M, GTC | LEV | biF epileptiform | normal | ataxia with LEV, lack of coordination, seizures controlled with LEV |
| HSJ0623 | male | 15 years | NUS1 | c.128_141dup (p.Val48Profs)∗7 (WGSb) | GDD, moderate ID, ASD | DEE | 10 months | MA, At, febrile GTC | VPA, LTG, LEV, ETH, CZP, CBZ, Stiri., CLB | diffuse slowing, biF or gen spikes | normal | ADHD, tremor, seizures controlled under VPA and CLB |
| HSJ0627 | female | 20 years | NUS1 | exon 2 deletion (WGSb) | motor delay, mild ID | DEE | 2.5 years | M status, MA, At | VPA, LEV, CLB, FEL, LTG, CZP | gen. SW and PSW | normal | tremor, dysarthria, seizures controlled on VPA, LTG, and CZP |
Underlining indicates treatment with clinical response (decreased seizure frequency or severity), and italics indicates a negative response (aggravation of seizure frequency and/or severity). Abbreviations are as follows: NA, not applicable; cWES, clinical whole-exome sequencing; WGS, whole-genome sequencing; GDD, global developmental delay; ID, intellectual disability; IQ, intelligence quotient; ASD, autism spectrum disorder; DEE, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy; MA, myoclonic absence; MA photo+, myoclonic absences with photosensitivity; GTC, generalized tonic-clonic; Fo, focal; M, myoclonic; A, absence; At, atonic; AED, anti-epileptic therapy; FEL, felbamate; VPA, valproic acid; LTG, lamotrigine; LEV, levetiracetam; ETH, ethosuximide; CZP, clonazepam; CBD, cannabidiol; CLB, clobazam; LTG, lamotrigine; OXBZ, oxcarbazepine; Stiri, stiripentol; EEG, electroencephalography; gen., generalized; SW, spike-wave; photo+, photosensitive; PSW, poly-spike and wave; biF, bi-frontal predominance; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; and ADHD, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Baylor College of Medicine.
CENet.
GeneDx.
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù.
Radboud University Medical Center.