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. 2019 Nov 6;7(21):3655–3661. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i21.3655

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the two study fetuses and fetuses with fetal akinesia deformation sequence syndrome in the literature

Article
1
2
3
Fetus number
2
5
11
Nationality
China
Sweden
The Netherlands
Molecular analysis
c.220C >T c.421delC
c.40dupA, g.113 431 224 dupA
c.1724T > C p.Ile575Thr
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
GW at birth 25 24 + 6 27 30 18 18 17 41 33 + 4 38 + 1 38 + 4 33 + 1 35 23 32 + 2 22 31 23
Pregnancy outcome TOP TOP Died IUFD TOP TOP TOP Died <2 h Died <1 h Died 5 d Died <1 h IUFD Died <1 h TOP Died <1 h TOP Died <2 h TOP
Prenatal findings
Reduced/absent fetal movement + + + + + + + NA NA NA - + NA + + + NA +
Joint contractures + + + + + + + NA NA NA NA + NA + + + NA +
Polyhydramnios + + + + - - - NA + + + + + - + - + +
FGR + + - - - - - NA + - - - - - + - - -
Subcutaneous edema + + + + - - - NA NA NA NA - NA - - - NA -
Fetal stomach not visualized + + + + + + + NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Hydrothorax - - + + - - - NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Micrognathia + + - - - - - NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Postnatal findings
Birth weight NA 890 NA NA NA NA NA 2700 1870 3470 3250 1363 1910 551 1610 408 1250 490
Sex of fetus F F F F M M F F F M M F M M M F F M
Flex hips NA + + + + + - + + - + + - + + + NA +
Hyperextended knees NA + + + + + - NA + - + + - + + - NA -
Flexed elbows NA + + + + + + NA + - - + - + + - NA -
Clenched fingers NA + + + + + + NA + + + + + + + + NA +
Club/rocker feet NA + + + + +1 + + + - + - + + + + - +
Low set ear NA + + + - - + NA + - - + NA + + + + -
Hypertelorism NA - NA NA NA NA NA NA + + - + NA + + + - +
Micrognathia NA + + - + + + + - + - + - + + + - +
Cleft palate NA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Edema NA + + - - - + NA - - + - - + + - - +
Pulmonary hypoplasia NA + + + - - + + + + + + + + + + NA +
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The fetus had feet deformity. +: Present; -: Absent. Pedigree 1: The two fetuses in our article. Pedigree 2: The five fetuses reported by Wilbe et al[4]. Pedigree 3: The 11 fetuses diagnosed with a c.1724T > C mutation reported by Tan-Sindhunata et al[5]. F: Female; M: Male; GW: Gestational week; NA: Not assessed; FGR: Fetal growth restriction; TOP: Termination of pregnancy; IUFD: Intrauterine fetal death.