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J Med Genet 41:381-386 doi:10.1136/jmg.2003.014829
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Embryonic expression of the human MID1 gene and its mutations in Opitz syndrome

Table 1

Clinical and molecular data of Opitz syndrome patients with a known MID1 mutation

Main features Our series familial (F) and sporadic (S) cases
Family 1 Family 2 Family 6 Total
(F) (F) Patient 3 Patient 4 (F) Patient 9 Total Previous studies11 %
proband brother proband brother (F) (F) proband brother (S) /9 /28 % /37
*patients presenting with swallowing difficulties but no anatomical defects
†vermis hypoplasia
‡inferior vermis agenesis
§vermis and posterior corpus callosum hypoplasia
Hypertelorism or telecantus + + + + + + + + + 9 28 100 100
Hypospadias + + + + + + + + 8 25 89 89
Urogenital abnormalities + + +
Oesophagolaryngotracheal anomalies + +* + + + + +* +* +* 9 21 75 78
Cleft lip or palate + + + 3 15 54 49
Ear abnormalities + + + + + + ? + 7 11 39 48
Anteverted nostrils + + + + + 5 11 39 43
Heart defects + + 2 9 32 30
Anal abnormalities + + 2 8 28 27
Brain anomalies +† ? +‡ +† ? 4 6 21 27
Developmental delay + + + + + 5 14 50 51
MID1 mutation G452S R277X a.1285+2 delGAGT 1447–1448 insAACA R495X 403–411 del

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