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. 2020 May 5;5:20. doi: 10.1038/s41525-020-0129-0

Table 2.

Changed specific clinical management of ten of 23 genetically diagnosed patients.

ID Causal gene Medication change Surgery change Avoid examination Procedure change Morbidity avoided Mortality avoided
Case 4 SERAC1 Vitamin cocktail and energy mixtures treatment Monitor blood gas + liver and kidney function + muscle enzyme + hematuria metabolite Avoided morbidity from symptomatic monitor Yes
Case 5 IL10RA Avoid overmuch enteroscopy Changed to HSCT Avoided severe diarrhea, severe malnutrition Yes
Case 8 STXBP1 Levetiracetam and topiramate was suggested to treat seizure, use one or in combination Avoid potential neurological damage because of prolonged uncontrolled seizures Yes
Case 9 KCNQ2 Change PB to sodium valproate syrup Yes
Case 13 GAA Enzyme replacement Avoid muscle biopsy Avoid EMG, lab biochemical test and another accessory test Yes
Case 16 IL7R Early prepared to HSCT Avoid severe infection Yes
Case 17 SCN2A Valproate + levetiracetam Avoid uncontrolled seizures Yes
Case 25 TCIRG1 Changed to HSCT Yes
Case 32 IFNGR1 Changed to HSCT No
Case 33 CD40LG Avoid overmuch chest radiography, head MRI Changed to HSCT Avoid severe infection, pneumonia progress Yes

EMG electromyography, PB phenobarbital, HSCT hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, MODS multiple organ dysfunction syndromes.