Clinical profile of our patient compared to the previously reported cases
Jaeken et al8 | Ramaekers et al11 | This case | ||||
Ethnic origin | Belgian | Iranian | French | |||
Consanguineous parents | ||||||
Birth weight | 3250 g | ? | 3050 g | |||
Birth length | 50 cm | 48 cm | ||||
Head circumference | 35 cm | 35 cm | ||||
Presenting symptom | Hypotonia at birth | Developmental delay | Feeding difficulties | |||
Diarrhoea at 3 months | ||||||
Method of diagnosis | Investigation of the coagulation | ? | Investigation of the coagulation | |||
Age at diagnosis | 9.5 y | 3 y | 11 y | |||
Neurological symptoms | ||||||
Developmental delay | Severe | Severe | Severe | |||
A few steps without support | Generalised hypotonia | No speech at 11 | ||||
Monotonous sounds | Unstable gait | |||||
Epilepsy | Yes, at 6 | Yes | No | |||
Abnormal behaviour | Stereotypic | Hand washing movement | No | |||
Neuropathy | No | No | No | |||
Cerebellar hypoplasia | No | No | No | |||
Failure to thrive | + After 2 y | + | + | |||
L 3rd centile | L 3rd–10th centile | L<−4 SD | ||||
W 3rd centile | W 3rd–10th centile | W<−2.5 SD | ||||
Gastrointestinal problems | Volvulus of the stomach | − | Chronic diarrhoea | |||
Dysmorphic features | Coarse face | |||||
Nose | Hooked | − | Beaked | |||
Lips | Thin | − | Thin upper lip, | |||
Everted lower lip | ||||||
Ears | Large, dysplastic | Large, low set | Large | |||
Gums | Hypertrophy | − | Hypertrophy | |||
Teeth | Large | − | Large | |||
Mandible | Prognathism | − | − | |||
Neck | Short | − | Short | |||
Thorax | − | − | Pectus excavatum | |||
− | Widely spaced nipples | Widely spaced nipples | ||||
Kyphoscoliosis | − | Kyphosis | ||||
Cardiac defect | Ventricular septal defect | Ventricular septal defect | − | |||
ERG | ? | ? | Altered | |||
Mutation | A1467G/A1467G | C1551T/C1551T | A952G/T1017A |