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. 2020 Oct 26;29(21):3516–3531. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa237

Table 1.

Summary of clinical findings of individuals with biallelic PRUNE1 mutations

Patient 1 (SZ51-1) Patient 2 (SZ51-2) Karaca et al. (2015) Zollo et al. (2017) Costain et al. (2017) Karakaya et al. (2017) Iacomino et al. (2018) Alfadhel et al. (2018) Alhaddad et al. (2018) Papuc (2019) Fujii (2019)
Age at evaluation 4 yo 20 mo 1.5−5.5 yo 0.3−21.0 yo 2.2 yo 3 yo 9 mo 12 mo; 30 mo 0 m−12 yo 1.2 yo 12 mo
Sex F M 1 F, 2 M 9 F; 4 M M M M 2 F 10 F; 2 M M F
Ethnicity European European 1 Saudi; 2 Turkish Omani, Iranian, Italian and Indian Ojibwe-Cree Turkish European (Italian) Saudi Lebanese; Turkish; European; North African Sri Lankan Japanese
Variant Zygosity Comp Het Comp Het Homozygous Homozygous Homozygous Homozygous Homozygous Homozygous Homozygous Homozygous Comp Het
Variants c.383G > A; p.Arg128Gln |c.520G > T; p.Gly174* c.383G > A; p.Arg128Gln |c.520G > T; p.Gly174* c.88G > A; p.Asp30Asn, c.316G > A; p.Asp106Asn c.88G > A; p.Asp30Asn, c.160C > A; p.Pro54Thr, c.316G > A; p.Asp106Asn, c.889C > T; p.Arg297Trp c.521-2A > G c.874_875insA; p.H292Qfs*3 c.316G > A; p.Asp106Asn c.383G > A; p.Arg128Gln c.316G > A; p.Asp106Asn, c.515 T > C; p.Leu172Pro, g.150984457-151016662del; delExons 2-8 c.316G > A; p.Asp106Asn c.316G > A; p.Asp106Asn |c.540 T > A; p.Cys180*
Consanguinity No No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
DD +; profound +; profound +; profound (3/3) +; (13/13) +; profound +; regression + +; profound (2/2) + (10/12); 2 NA + +
ID + + +; (3/3) +; (13/13) + + NA +; (1/2) + (11/12); 1 NA +; severe +
Brain abnormalities + + +; (3/3) +; (10/13) + + + +; (2/2) + (10/12); 2 NA + +
Microcephaly + + +; (3/3) +; (13/13) +; secondary +; (2/2) + (2/12); 5 Normal; 5 NA +
Language delay +; absent language +; absent language +; (3/3) +; (13/13) +; absent language NA NA +; (1/2) + (10/12); 2 NA + NA
Scoliosis/Kyphosis + + NA NA NA + NA +; (3/12) NA NA
Vision problems +; optic atrophy, esotropia +; congenital mild intermittent esotropia NA +; (5/13) +; cortical blindness +; optic atrophy NA +, bilateral rudimentary iris strands, congenital cataracts (1/2) +; cortical blindness (2/12); saccadic eye movements (2/12); nystagmus (2/12) NA
Muscle tone abnormalities +; axial hypotonia, distal limb hypertonia/spasticity +; increased limb tone, brisk tendon reflexes +; central hypotonia, spastic quadriparesis, hyperreflexia (2/3) +; (13/13) +; neonatal generalized hypotonia, infantile spasms +; neonatal generalized hypotonia, lower extremity spasticity and clonus +; profound/severe global hypotonia, diffusely reduced tendon reflexes +; central/axial hypotonia, spasticity, hyperreflexia (2/2) +; hypotonia (5/12), spasticity (12/12), absent DTRs (5/12) +; hypotonia, spastic tetraparesis +; hypotonia, spastic quadriparesis, hyperreflexia
GERD/Dysphagia +; severe GERD + NA NA NA NA NA +; (1/2) +; Dysphagia (11/12) NA NA
Seizures + + NA +; (6/13) + + + +; (11/12) + +
Seizure type and onset Onset at 6mo; Gelastic, complex partial myoclonic seizures, infantile spasms Onset at 6 mo; Infantile spasms NA NA NA Onset at 2 mo; focal motor seizures and flexor spasms Onset at 6 mo; upper/lower limbs epileptic spasms Onset 1 mo-8 mo; Clonic/myoclonic seizures (4/12) Onset at. 6 mo; epileptic spasms Onset at. 8 mo; epileptic spasms
Abnormal EEG findings Background slowing, infrequent temporal spike waves Modified hypsarrythmia, multifocal epileptiform discharges NA NA Hypsarrhythmia NA Slowed background, multifocal epileptic abnormalities Normal EEG (2/2) Focal spasms (2/12); Slow multifocal spikes (2/12) Focal tonic, myoclonic seizures Hypsarrythmia
Abnormal MRI findings Moderate/severe progressive global brain atrophy; cerebral and cerebellar atrophy Mildly prominent lateral ventricles and sulci, thinner splenium and corpus callosum Brain atrophy (3/3); Cortical atrophy, cerebral and cerebellar atrophy, thin corpus callosum, delayed myelination Delayed myelination (5/13), wide spread white matter hypodensity or abnormalities (4/13), Cerebral/cerebellar atrophy (3/13), thin corpus callosum (2/13) Cortical atrophy, small cerebellum; bilateral cerebral white matter loss with thinning of corpus callosum Cerebral and cerebellar atrophy with delayed myelination, inferior vermis hypoplasia Diffuse cortical atrophy, severe thinning of white matter, signal changes in periventricular white matter and pons, thin corpus callosum Abnormal corpus callosum and mild cerebral atrophy (2/2); delayed mielination (1/2); prominent CSF spaces (1/2) Cerebral atrophy (7/12), Cerebellar atrophy (6/12); Hyperintense brain lesions (4/12) Immature cortex differentiation, punctate cerebellar hemorrhages, discrete signs of hypoxia Diffuse cerebral and cerebellar atrophy, thin corpus callosum. Midbrain and pontine tegmentum atrophy. White matter damage, nut not delayed myelination
NCV/EMG findings NA NA NA NA NA Neurogenic findings Neurogenic findings NA Slowed NCVs (5/12) NA NA
Measurements at evaluation OFC: 41.5 cm (−5.3 s.d.); Weight: 15.1 kg (24th %ile); Length: 94 cm (−2.0 s.d.) OFC: 41.0 cm (−5.3 s.d.); Weight: 12.8 kg (70th %ile); Length: 86 cm (77th %ile) NA NA OFC: 49.5 cm (50th %ile); Weight: 16.5 kg (95th %ile); Length: 90 cm (90th %ile) OFC:48 cm (−2 s.d.) NA OFC: −2.1 and −2.3 s.d.; Weight: −2.0 and −2.5 s.d.; Length: −2.1 and − 2.5 s.d. OFC: −2.96 to +2 s.d.; Weight: −1.08 to +2.63 s.d. OFC < 3rd %ile OFC: 43.5 cm (−0.82 s.d.); Weight: 8.4 kg (−0.31 s.d.); Length: 73.8 cm (−0.26 s.d.)
Dysmorphic features NA NA +; (2/3) +; Phlagiocephaly (13/13) +; tall forehead, bitempral narrowing, low set ears, flat nasal bridge, narrow high arched palate +; Brachycephaly, large ears +; Epicanthus, frontal plagiocephaly, brachydactyly, detached and hypoplastic nipples +; (1/2) Plagiocephaly, epicanthal folds, hypertelorism, flat nasal bridge, abnormal dentition w/widely spaced teeth, micrognathia, low-set ears, hirsutism +; (1/12): Micrognathia Retrognathia Phlagiocephaly
Other findings Exaggerated startle and aversion to various sensory stimuli; Left hip dysplasia Exaggerated startle; bilateral Babinski signs and sustained ankle clonus NA NA Bilateral talipes equinovarus. Bilateral absent median nerve response. Central hypoventilation and sleep apnea. Bulbar palsy with absent swallow, gastrostomy Regression. Knee contractures, hip dislocation; respiratory insufficiency (8 mo). Tracheostomy, nasogastric tube dependent Distal joint arthrogryposis; respiratory distress. Babinksi sign observed. Bilatral talipes equinovarus, bell shaped thorax. Spinal motor neuron involvement NA Slow NCVs (5/12); Arthrogryposis/contractures (2/12); Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (2/12); Pectus excavatum (1/12); Clubfoot (1/12); Death (8/12) Bilateral deviation of 3rd toe over 4th toe MR spectroscopy showed decreased concentration of N-acetyl aspartate and choline, and increased concentration of myoinositol
Previous Testing Normal mitochondral respiratory chain activity testing NA NA NA Normal CMA, Beckwith–Wiedemann, Prader–Willi, SMARD1, DM1, and CCHS testing. Normal metabolic and biochemical testing NA Metabolic testing normal. Targeted molecular testing for SMN1, EXOSC3, EXOSC8 Normal biochemical, metabolic, urine organic acids, and CMA testing (1/2) Normal metabolic testing (6/12) Normal CMA testing NA

MR: magnetic resonance