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Table 1 Genomic and clinical features of patients with MEF2C duplications compared to the present case

From: Disruption of chromatin organisation causes MEF2C gene overexpression in intellectual disability: a case report

 

Genetic features

Clinical features

Size (Mb)

Start

End

Inheritance

Ultrasound findings

Neonatal feeding

Microcephaly

Global developmental delay

Locomotor delay

Speech delay

Autistic trait

Eye

Facial features

MRI

Other

Present case

No CNV (balanced translocation)

de novo

+

+

+

spread eyebrows protruding ears with a fairly simple helix

 

Le Muer et al. (2010) [18]

4.5

86,142,512

90,712,814

de novo

NA

NA

+

+

+

+

NA

 

 

Novara F. et al. (2013) [17], patient 1

5.5

85,598,295

91,182,469

de novo

poor sucking

+

+

+

+

hypermetropia

eye asymmetry metopic prominence occipital asymmetry

asymetric enlargement of lateral ventricles

 

Novara F. et al. (2013) [17], patient 2

5.2

87,356,360

92,591,506

de novo

IUGR

poor sucking

+

+

+

wide and flat nasal root smooth filtrum microretrognathia clinodactyly of the 4th and 1st toes

persistant aseptic fever

Cesaretti C. et al. (2016) [19]

4.6

86,129,664

90,762,803

de novo

Tw1: mild ventriculomegaly, short CC

Tw2: heart bi-ventricular hypertrophy, short CC

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 
  1. +: present; −: absent; CC: corpus callosum; CNV: copy number variation; IUGR: intrauterine growth retardation; Mb: mega base; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; NA: not available or not relevant; Tw: twin