Table 1

Clinical features in patients with Silver–Russell syndrome with hypomethylation of the imprinting control region (ICR) 1 and maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 7 (mUPD7)

ICR1 hypomethylation (n=44)mUPD7 (n=20)p Value
Epidemiology
 Male sex (%)50250.10
 Age (years) (median (IQR))3.6 (1.8, 8.4)6.4 (3.6, 10.1)0.08
 Maternal age (years) (mean (SD))30.4 (4.6)33.8 (6.3)0.02
 Paternal age (years) (mean (SD))33.6 (5.9)36.3 (6.9)0.13
Pregnancy
 History of infertility (%)18201.00
 Assisted reproductive technology (%)1100.31
 Placental abnormality (%)3580.08
Growth
 Birth weight ≤−2 SD (%)82700.34
 Height at examination ≤−2 SD (%)57650.59
 Relative macrocephaly (%)*70900.12
 Asymmetry (%)68300.006
  Face (%)48150.01
  Limbs (%)34100.07
Development
 Global delay (%)20650.001
  Mild (%)1155
  Moderate (%)210
 Delayed motor milestones (%)26 (n=34)7 (n=14)0.66
 Speech delay (%)39500.43
 Speech therapy (if ≥2.5 years) (%)32 (n=28)67 (n=18)0.03
 Statement of education (if ≥3.5 years) (%)9 (n=23)25 (n=16)0.21
 Behavioural problems (%)9200.24
Congenital abnormalities (%)36100.04
 Cleft palate/bifid uvula (%)700.55
 Congenital heart defect (%)900.30
 Male genital anomaly (%)23 (n=22)0 (n=5)0.55
 Renal anomaly (%)0100.09
 Scoliosis (%)951.00
 Other skeletal abnormality (%)900.30
Other problems
 Excessive sweating (%)64750.41
 Hypoglycaemia (%)24 (n=37)29 (n=17)0.75
 Feeding difficulties (%)84900.71
 Gastro-oesophageal reflux (%)14101.00
 Otitis media (%)14200.71
 Delayed closure of fontanelles (%)43 (n=28)36 (n=11)1.00
 Movement disorder (%)0150.03
Craniofacial features
 Triangular face (%)59900.02
 Frontal bossing (%)60601.00
 Micro/retrognathia (%)64350.06
 Irregular/crowded teeth (%)36450.59
 Small teeth (%)11200.44
 Down-turned corners of mouth (%)30200.55
 Thin upper lip (%)27301.00
 Low-set/posteriorly rotated ears (%)36750.007
Other clinical signs
 5th finger clinodactyly (%)75450.03
 2/3 toe syndactyly (%)23201.00
 Camptodactyly (%)16250.49
 Joint contractures (%)1100.31
 Café au lait patches (%)14151.00
  • p Values in bold indicate significance.

  • * Head circumference ≥1 SDS above length SDS, measured at age of examination.

  • Excluding those with global developmental delay.