Table 1

Clinical features of patients with Chitayat-Hall syndrome

Patient1-I2-I2-II3-I3-II4-ILiterature* (affected (n)/with information available (n))
VariantPartial deletion/inversionc.1762 C>T (p.Gln588Ter)c.1762 C>T (p.Gln588Ter)c.2179_2180del
(p.Asp727Profs*6)
c.2179_2180del
(p.Asp727Profs*6)
c.1996dupC (p.Gln666Profs*47)
Age at last assessment (years)3513111086
Short stature++++++14/22
Increased subcutaneous fatNoted in infancy, current BMI 19.4NRNR+++9/20
Developmental delay/intellectual disability+ (moderate)+++ (severe)+ (severe)+ (severe)22/22
Eye abnormalities+ (nystagmus, microcornea, glaucoma)+ (nystagmus, microcornea)+ (myopia, hyperopia, exotropia)16/20†
Dysmorphisms++++++25/30
Heart defect+ (patent foramen ovale)+(atrial septal defect)NR
Feeding problems++++22/24
Gastro-oesophageal reflux++++8/14
Contractures++++++25/30
Scoliosis/kyphosis++++++9/19
Hypoglycaemic episodes+++++3/3‡
Growth hormone deficiency++++++1/1§
Hypothyroidism+NR
Hypotonia++++++15/15
MRI abnormalitiesMRI not performedEarly myelination delay, hypothalamic hypoplasiaHypersignal of pituitary stalkFrontal volume loss and decreased pituitary sizeMRI not performedThin pituitary stalk, dilatation of third ventricle possibly due to hypothalamic atrophy, ventriculomegaly
Previous normal genetic testingKaryotype, array genomic hybridisationKaryotype, fragile X,Array genomic hybridisation, fragile XKaryotype, array genomic hybridisationArray genomic hybridisationKaryotype, array genomic hybridisation
  • NR indicates that this information was not reported.

  • *Refs 4–6, 10–12.

  • †Esotropia, myopia and strabismus.

  • ‡Hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia10 and recurrent hypoglycaemia of unknown origin.11

  • §Ref 4.

  • BMI, body mass index.