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 |
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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.