Table 3

Familial CHARGE syndrome

ReferenceFulfilling clinical criteriaSegregation
Sib-pairsCHD7 mutationSib 1Sib 2
1. Wincent23c.4015C→T; p.R1339X+ (case 11a)+ (case11b)Father no mutation
2. Pauli44c.7302dupA+ (girl)+ (boy)Germline mosaicism in father
3. Lalani21p.W2332X+ (died)− (case CHA76)Parents no mutation
4. Jongmans37c.2442+5G→C− (case 1)+ (case 2)Mother no mutation
5. Jongmans37c.2520G→A; p.W840X+ (case 3)+ (case 4)Somatic mosaicism in father
6. Jongmans37c.1610G→A; p.W537X+ (case 5)+ (case 6)Parents no mutation
7. Jongmans20c.5982G→A; p.W1994X+ (case 29)+ (case 30)Somatic mosaicism in mother
Monozygotic twinsTwin 1Twin 2
1. Wincent23c.5428C→T; p.R1810X+ (case 13a)+ (case 13b)De novo
2. Lalani21p.E1271X+ (case A)+ (case B)Unknown
3. Jongmans20c.5752_5753dupA; p.T1918fs+ (case 26)− (case 27)Parents were not tested
Parent–childChild 1Child 2Parent
1. Vuorela45c.4795C→T; p.Q1599X+ (case 1)+ (case 2)− (case 3)De novo in father*
2. Delahaye43c.2501C→T; p.S834F+ (case A III-2)+ (case A III-3)− (case A II-2)De novo in mother
3. Delahaye43c.469C→T; p.R157X+ (B III-1)+ (B III-3)− (B II-2)De novo in father
4. Lalani21p.R2319S− (case CHA166)Unknown
5. Jongmans37c.6322G→A; p.G2108R− (case 7)− (case 8)De novo in mother*
6. Jongmans37c.6322G→A; p.G2108R− (case 9)+ (case 10)− (case 11)De novo in mother
7. This studyc.7769delUnknown
Total clinical criteria positiveChildren 24/32Parents 0/7
  • +, Fulfilling the criteria; −, not fulfilling the clinical criteria of Blake et al and/or Verloes.9 10

  • * Somatic mosaicism was excluded (the CHD7 mutation was present in both peripheral blood lymphocytes and buccal cells).