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Table 1 Summary of previous published cases of NSD2 haploinsufficiency

From: From Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome to NSD2 haploinsufficiency: a shifting paradigm through the description of a new case and a review of the literature

 

Zollino et al.,

Rauch et al.,

Zollino et al.,

Van Buggenhout et al.,

Rodrìguez et al.,

Maas et al.,

Izumi et al.,

Okamoto et al.,

Andersen et al.,

Am J Med Genet 2000

Am J Med Genet 2001

Am J Hum Genet 2003

J Med Genet 2004

Am J Med Genet 2005

J Med Genet 2008

Am J Med Genet 2010

Am J Med Genet 2013

Eur J Med Gen 2014

   

5 patients

    

3 patients

Age at last observation (years)

 

5

1

5.6 to 13.3

4

 

2.8

2

2 to 11

Genetic finding

12 patients with > 5 Mb deletion and 3 patient s with < 5 Mb deletion

191.5 kb deletion

1.9 Mb deletion

> 2 Mb deletion

1.9 Mb deletion

8 patients with > 5 Mb deletion and 13 patients with ≤5 Mb deletion

1.3 Mb deletion

109 kb deletion

60 to 377 kb deletion

IUGR

13/15

–

+

3/5

+

18/21

+

+

2/3

SGA

13/15

–

–

3/5

+

15/20

+

+

2/3

Postnatal growth retardation

15/15

+

+

5/5

+

16/21

+

+

1/3

Microcephaly

14/15

–

–

2/5

–

19/20

–

+

0/3

Craniofacial

15/15

+

+

5/5

+

20/21

+

+

3/3

High/broad forehead

N/A

+

+

1/5

–

17/18

–

+

3/3

Frontal bossing

N/A

–

+

0/5

+

0/21

–

 

N/A

Bitemporal narrowing

N/A

+

–

0/5

–

0/21

–

–

2/3

Prominent glabella

N/A

+

+

0/5

–

14/19

–

+

1/3

High arched eyebrows

N/A

+

–

0/5

–

0/21

–

+

1/3

Hypertelorism

N/A

+

+

0/5

–

16/19

–

+

3/3

Epicanthus

N/A

+

–

0/5

+

7/17

–

+

2/3

Prominent eyes

N/A

+

+

1/5

–

0/21

–

+

2/3

Downslanting palpebral fissures

N/A

–

–

1/5

–

0/21

+

+

0/3

Abnormal ears

N/A

+

+

1/5

+

17/20

–

+

2/3

Broad nasal bridge

N/A

+

–

4/5

+

13/19

+

+

3/3

Short philtrum

N/A

+

–

1/5

+

16/19

+

+

2/3

Downturned corners of the mouth

N/A

+

+

0/5

–

14/19

–

+

0/3

Micrognathia

N/A

+

–

0/5

–

15/20

+

+

3/3

Cleft lip/cleft palate

6/15

–

–

1/5

–

3/19

–

–

0/3

Hypotonia

15/15

–

+

0/5

+

13/19

+

–

2/3

Feeding difficulties

N/A

+

–

1/5

–

N/A

–

+

3/3

Seizures

14/15

–

+

2/5

+

15/21

+

–

0/3

Developmental delay

15/15

+

–

5/5

+

21/21

+

+

3/3

Abnormal behaviour

N/A

ADHD

–

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

ADHD, aggressiveness

ADHD 1/3

CNS structural abnormalities

N/A

N/A

–

Sacral dimple 4/4; delayed myelinisation 1/1

Sacral dimple

Sacral dimple 15/17

N/A

–

Distal ventral chordae 1/1

Hearing loss

N/A

+

–

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

Ophtalmological abnormalities

Iris coloboma 1/15

–

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0/1

Cardiac features

9/15

–

–

N/A

–

ASD 2/19; AVSD 1/19; VSD 1/11; pulmonary stenosis 1/11

N/A

–

Left aortic arch, retroesophageal subclavian artery 1/3

Urinary tract malformations

Renal hypoplasia 3/15; hydronephrosis 3/15; renal fusion 1/15; hypospadias 5/15

–

–

Hypospadias 1/1; inguinal hernia 1/1

Bilateral pyelectasia

Left kidney duplication 1/18; VUR 8/18; hypospadias 8/18; right cryptorchidism 1/18; clitoridomegaly 1/18; ventrally spaced anus 1/8

N/A

–

VUR 1/3; left pyelectasia, cryptorchidism 1/3

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

0/15

–

–

1/5

–

0/21

–

–

0/3

Skeletal abnormalities

N/A

Clinodactyly of V fingers, cutaneous syndactyly of I and III toes

–

Hyperkyphosis 2/5; small hands and feet 1/1

–

Scoliosis/hyperkyphosis 7/19; club feet 3/17

Small nails

–

0/3

 

Yang et al.,

Lozier et al.,

Callaway et al.,

Derar et al.,

Bernardini et al.,

Boczek et al.,

Barrie et al.,

Jiang et al.,

Hu et al.,

Zanoni et al.,

Chinese Medical Journal 2016

Hum Genet 2018

J Pediatr Genet 2018

Genet in Med 2018

Am J Med Genet 2018

Am J Med Genet 2018

Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2019

BMC Med Genet 2019

BMC Med Genom 2020

Genet in Med 2021

   

2 patients

3 patients

 

3 patients

   

Age at last observation (years)

 

1.3

Stillborn

2.8 to 5

3 to 7.2

3

2.2 to 5

12

10.5

 

Genetic finding

10 patients with > 2 Mb deletion

Pathogenic SNV

19 Mb deletion

Pathogenic SNV

68 to 166 kb deletion

Pathogenic SNV

Pathogenic SNV

Pathogenic SNV

Pathogenic SNV

18 patients with pathogenic SNV

IUGR

5/10

–

+

2/2

2/3

+

3/3

+

+

7/17

SGA

5/10

–

N/A

N/A

3/3

+

2/2

+

+

1/18

Postnatal growth retardation

10/10

+

N/A

2/2

3/3

+

2/3

+

+

16/17

Microcephaly

0/10

+

N/A

2/2

0/3

+

2/3

–

+

1/18

Craniofacial

10/10

+

N/A

2/2

3/3

+

3/3

+

+

17/17

High/broad forehead

10/10

+

N/A

0/2

3/3

–

1/3

–

–

8/17

Frontal bossing

0/10

–

N/A

0/2

N/A

–

0/3

–

–

2/17

Bitemporal narrowing

0/10

–

N/A

0/2

2/3

–

0/3

–

–

0/18

Prominent glabella

10/10

–

N/A

0/2

0/3

–

0/3

+

–

0/18

High arched eyebrows

10/10

–

N/A

1/2

3/3

+

0/3

+

+

2/17

Hypertelorism

10/10

+

N/A

1/2

2/3

+

0/3

+

+

6/17

Epicanthus

0/10

+

N/A

0/2

3/3

–

0/3

+

+

2/17

Prominent eyes

9/10

–

N/A

0/2

3/3

–

0/3

–

–

0/18

Downslanting palpebral fissures

0/10

–

N/A

0/2

0/3

–

0/3

–

–

0/18

Abnormal ears

2/10

+

N/A

2/2

2/3

+

1/3

–

+

8/17

Broad nasal bridge

10/10

+

N/A

2/2

2/3

+

1/3

+

–

4/17

Short philtrum

9/10

–

N/A

2/2

2/3

–

0/3

+

–

2/17

Downturned corners of the mouth

5/10

–

N/A

2/2

2/3

–

0/3

+

–

0/18

Micrognathia

4/10

–

N/A

2/2

1/3

–

0/3

+

+

3/17

Cleft lip/cleft palate

2/0

–

+

0/2

1/3

–

0/3

–

–

0/18

Hypotonia

9/10

+

N/A

2/2

2/3

+

3/3

+

–

12/17

Feeding difficulties

3/10

–

N/A

2/2

1/3

–

0/3

+

–

9/18

Seizures

8/10

–

N/A

0/2

0/3

–

0/3

–

–

2/17

Developmental delay

10/10

+

N/A

2/2

3/3

+

3/3

+

+

13/17

Abnormal behaviour

N/A

N/A

N/A

0/2

ADHD 1/3

Anxiety, hyperactivity, aggressiveness

Autism 1/1

N/A

N/A

Autism 7/17; ADHD 6/17; Aggressiveness 2/17; Anxiety 2/17

CNS structural abnormalities

N/A

N/A

N/A

0/2

Subependymal and intarathalamic hyperechogenic spots 1/3

Sacral dimple

Isolated 4 mm subependymal gray matter heterotopia 1/2

–

N/A

T2 hyperintensity and volume loss of the periatrial white matter 1/10; 8 mm pineal cyst, non-specific mild diffuse T2/FLAIR signal hyperintensity in the bilateral parietal and occipital white matter, small thoracic spinal cord syrinx 1/10; few small areas of gliosis in the frontal and periatrial area 1/10; thin corpus callosum, white matter lesions 1/10

Hearing loss

N/A

N/A

N/A

  

N/A

 

N/A

N/A

0/16

Ophtalmological abnormalities

N/A

N/A

N/A

0/2

Myopia 1/1

N/A

Myopia 1/1

N/A

N/A

Refraction defects 4/18; strabismus 2/18; bilateral keratoconus, retinitis pigmentosa, optic atrophy, corneal transplant 1/18

Cardiac features

ASD 3/8; pulmonary stenosis 2/8

N/A

N/A

0/2

Partial AVCD 1/2; mitral valve prolapse 1/2

N/A

N/A

–

–

Mild pulmonary artery stenosis 1/18; small PFO 1/18; interrupted aortic arch, VSD 1/18

Urinary tract malformations

1/10

Rotation of right kidney

N/A

0/2

0/3

N/A

Bilateral renal hypoplasia, CKD 1/2

–

N/A

Left renal agenesis 1/18; left hydronephrosis and hypospadias 1/18; bilateral cryptorchidism 1/18; congenital bilateral inguinal hernia 1/18

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

0/10

–

+

0/2

0/3

–

0/3

–

–

0/18

Skeletal abnormalities

1/10

Clinodactyly of V fingers

N/A

0/2

Mild scoliosis, bilateral pes cavus, syndaktyly II-III toes 1/3

–

0/3

Clinodactyly of V fingers

–

8/18 (pectus excavatum, scapulae alatae, mild scoliosis, prominent knees, flat feet, broad forefeet, bilateral clinodactyly of the V toe 1/18; 11 ossified ribs and 6 non rib-bearing lumbar vertebrae 1/18; severe arthrosis of wrist and knee 1/18; clinodactyly of V fingers 3/18; bilateral cutaneous incomplete syndactyly of II and III toes 2/18; pes planus 2/18)

  1. Abbreviations: SNV single nucleotide variant, IUGR intrauterine growth restriction, SGA small for gestational age, CNS central nervous system, N/A not assessed, ADHD attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, ASD atrial septum defect, AVSD atrioventricular septum defect, VSD ventricular septum defect, AVCD atrioventricular canal defect, PFO patent foramen ovale, VUR vescicoureteral reflux, CKD chronic kidney disease