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. 2021 Dec 7;6:104. doi: 10.1038/s41525-021-00268-8

Table 2.

Clinical findings of individuals with de novo H3-3A and H3-3B variants.

Age and sex Individual 1 Individual 2 Individual 3 Individual 4 Individual 5 Individual 6 Individual 7 Individual 8 Individual 9 Individual 10
10 yo & Female 28 yo & Female 13 yo & Male 4.5 yo & Male 14 yo & Female 33 yo & Female 4yo & Female 12 yo & Male 5 yo & Male 8 yo & Female
Gene (Transcript) H3-3A (NM_002107.6) H3-3B (NM_005324.5)
Variant c.166C>A (p.Q56K) c.271G>C (p.G91R) c.365C>T (p.P122L) c.386G>A (p.R129H) c.23C>T (p.A8V) c.25C>T (p.R9C) c.28A>G (p.K10E) c.68C>A (p.T23K) c.155T>A (p.I52N) c.410_411del (p.*137Cysext*9)
Prenatal Unremarkable, uneventful IUGR Unremarkable, uneventful Unremarkable, uneventful NR Induced for postterm pregnancy Decreased fetal movements SGA NR IUGR
Birth Respiratory distress and difficulty feeding NR Unremarkable Prematurity SGA

Hypotonia

Apneic episodes

Difficulty feeding

Hypotonia, axial

Weak cry

Difficulty feeding

SGA SGA

Possible seizure activity

Immature thermoregulation

Growth/Endocrine

Short stature

FTT

Short stature

Short stature

FTT

Short stature with GH deficiency

(delayed bone age [−3 to −4 SD])

FTT

Short stature

FTT

Short stature

Hypothyroidism

Type 1 DM

None

Advanced bone age

Precocious puberty

Growth plateau at 11 years old

NR

Short stature

Advanced bone age

Congenital hypothyroidism

Neurodevelopmental

GDD (gross & fine motor and speech)

Happy demeanor

Water affinity

GDD (gross motor and speech)

ID

Happy demeanor

GDD (gross motor and speech)

GDD (gross & fine motor and speech)

Happy demeanor

GDD/ID, non-verbal

GDD/ID

(motor and speech delays)

GDD

GDD/ID

(Motor and speech delays)

GDD

Speech delay

Developmental regression

Autism

GDD

Motor delay

Speech delay

Happy demeanor

Stereotypic flying of arms

Neurologic

Microcephaly

Hypotonia

Wide-based gait

Mild spasticity in the lower extremities

Microcephaly

Hypotonia

Hypertonia of the lower extremities

Seizures

Drooling

Wide-based gait

Microcephaly

Hypotonia

Seizures

Drooling

Ataxia

Relative macrocephaly

Hypotonia (R>L)

Gait abnormality

Microcephaly

Hypotonia

Craniosynostosis?

Seizures, generalized Hypotonia Gait abnormality

Microcephaly

Hypotonia

Ataxia

Seizures

Microcephaly

Hypotonia

Gait abnormality

Brain MRI Moderately diminished white matter in the anterior halves of both cerebral hemispheres along with hypomyelination accompanied by ventriculomegaly NR NR Borderline Macrocephaly Leukoencephalopathy Normal Normal

Cortical dysplasia

Cerebellar hypoplasia

Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum

Normal NR
Dysmorphic features

Facial asymmetry

Hypoplastic helix

Long and upslanting palpebral fissures

Prognathia

Long, thin fingers with camptodactyly

Fingertip pads

Brachycephaly

Synophrys

Hypotelorism, mild

Midface hypoplasia

Open mouth appearance with full lips and protruding lower teeth

Small hands & feet

None

Facial asymmetry (R>L)

Slightly low-set ears

Long eyelashes

Open mouth appearance

Pointed chin

Bilateral branchial remnant (s/p) (more prominent on the right)

Fingertip pads

Small hands & feet

Plagiocephaly

Heavy eyebrows

Deep set eyes

Long eyelashes

Down-slanting palpebral fissures

Thin upper lips

Hypodontia

Hypertrichosis in the trunk

Sparse hair on the scalp

Camptodactyly of 4th and 5th fingers

Flat facial profile Triangular shaped face

Depressed nasal bridge

Thin upper lip

Relative mandibular prognathism

Mild clubbing in fingers

Dolichocephaly

Bitemporal narrowing

Sparse hair on bitemporal areas

Smooth philtrum, mild

Incomplete single palmar crease

Tapered fingers

Low anterior hairline

Narrow forehead

Large ears

Down-slanting palpebral fissures

Bulbous tubular nose

Smooth philtrum

Persistence of primary teeth

Widely spaced teeth

Pointed chin

Bilateral 5th finger clinodactyly and brachydactyly

Bilaterally digitalized thumbs

Short middle phalanges on his fingers

Broad big toes

Pes planus

NR

Prominent forehead

Posteriorly rotated ears

Prominent eyebrows

Hemangioma over glabella

Blue sclerae

Down-slanting palpebral fissures

Upturned nose

Midface hypoplasia

Thin upper lip

Small mouth

Micrognathia

High arched palate

Visual Esotropia None Strabismus None

Retinal degeneration

Dysplastic optic nerve

Strabismus Nystagmus Severe myopia (−18 to −20 diopter)

Astigmatism

Blindness in the left eye

Esotropia
Musculoskeletal

Joint hypermobility

Pes planus

Scoliosis

Joint hypermobility

Pes planus

Mild asymmetry of the lower extremities (R>L)

Pes planus, mild

Scoliosis Scoliosis, thoracolumbar NR Joint contractures Hypermobility

Scoliosis

Hypermobility

Gastrointestinal NR Constipation

Constipation

GERD

Unremarkable NR NR Constipation Constipation

Dysphagia

Vomiting

Congenial malformation of small bowel

NR
Cardiologic None None None

Resolved pulmonary artery branch stenosis

Resolved PACs

NR NR None None NR Bicuspid aortic valve and partial fusion of aortic leaflets
Other clinical findings NR Teeth issues

Sleep dysregulation

Reduced sweating

Erythema multiforme

Delayed teeth eruption

Chronic dysfunction of Eustachian tubes and adenoid hypertrophy

NR NR

Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral

Laryngomalacia

Normal hearing

Recurrent otitis media

Velvety and hyperextensible skin, patchy and soft hair

Shallow dental roots

yo years old, IUGR intrauterine growth retardation, NR not reported, SGA small for gestational age, FTT failure to thrive, SD standard deviation, DM diabetes mellitus, GDD global developmental delay, ID intellectual disability, R Right, L left, GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease, PAC premature atrial contractions.