Table 1

Comparison of MSS and CCFDN features

Family 1Family 2
Clinical featuresMSSCCFDNPatient 1Patient 2Patient 3Patient 4Patient 5
NA: not available.
Short stature+++++++
Microcephaly+/–++
Facial dysmorphism++
Microcornea++++
Cataracts+++++++
Nystagmus+++++++
Skeletal deformities+++++++
Psychomotor delayMild to severeMild+++++
Hypotonia+++
Cerebellar ataxia+Mild++Mild++
Peripheral neuropathy+/–++++
Acute rhabdomyolysis+/–
Raised serum creatine kinase+/–+
Myopathic changes on biopsy+++NANANA
Hypogonadism+ Hypergonadotrophic+ Hypogonadotrophic?++
Cerebellar atrophy++/–++DiscreteNADiscrete
Cerebral atrophy+/–++NA+