Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of patients with MECOM mutations with high certainty of pathogenicity

PatientSexHematological courseHSCT (age in months)RUSOther skeletal malformationsOther malformationsHearingOther/remarksFamily historyMECOM mutation (transcript variant 3)
P1 Congenital TP and anemia, progressive BMF MUD (11) Hypoplasia of middle and end phalanx D5 Normal  RUS in family members c.2251C>T, p.His751Tyr 
P2 Congenital TP, progressive BMF First: MFD (8); second: MUD (21) Impaired (hearing aids)  RUS and RUSAT in family members c.2276A>T, p.Gln759Leu 
P3 Severely pancytopenic at birth but spontaneous amelioration during first weeks of life, persisting mild TP Clinodactyly D5, hypoplasia of middle phalanx D5 ND   c.2278C>T, p.Pro760Ser 
P4 Congenital TP and anemia, progressive BMF MUD (7) Toe malposition D2 bilateral Cystic kidney (left), duplex kidney (right), urinary obstruction with megaureter (left) Normal Hypogammaglobulinemia c.2208-1_2208delGA, loss of splice acceptor site 
P5 Severe congenital pancytopenia, progressive BMF Died as a result of sepsis before HSCT Hepatomegaly and mild bilateral renal calyceal dilatation ND Severe infections, B-cell deficiency c.2248C>T, p.Arg750Trp 
P6 Severe congenital pancytopenia, extremely hypocellular BM MUD (5), TRD ND Severe bacterial and fungal infections, GI bleeding Healthy parents, 1 sister with Pierre Robin sequence, 1 sister with craniosynostosis c.2248C>T, p.Arg750Trp 
P7 Congenital TP and anemia, progressive BMF MUD (4), TRD Brachymesophalangy D5 Subpulmonary VSD, aortic coarctation Normal   c.2542C>T, p.Arg848Ter 
P8 Congenital TP and anemia, progressive BMF UCB (3) ASD, small cleft palate ND Precocious puberty, cognitive deficits  c.69C>A, p.Cys23Ter 
P9 Fetal adrenal hemorrhage (w30) resulting from TP, fast progression to pancytopenia and BMF MUD (10.5), TRD Thumb under D2  Severe bacterial and fungal infections  c.2455+1G>C, loss of splice donor site 
P10 Pancytopenia MFD (156) Floating elbow, clinodactyly D5 Tetralogy of Fallot Congenital hearing loss  Niece with severe BMF (HSCT: MUD at age 8 mo); father hearing impaired c.1114C>T, p.Gln372Ter 
P11 Congenital TP, progressive BMF MUD (16) Hip dysplasia (left) Inconspicuous Gynecomastia in infancy (Tanner stage B3) c.2419_2420insA, p.Arg807Kfs*7 
P12 Mild TP at age 1 y, progressive BMF MUD (85) Clinodactyly D5, brachydactyly D1 and D2, small patellae Bilateral deafness  c.2296T>C, p.Cys766Arg 
PatientSexHematological courseHSCT (age in months)RUSOther skeletal malformationsOther malformationsHearingOther/remarksFamily historyMECOM mutation (transcript variant 3)
P1 Congenital TP and anemia, progressive BMF MUD (11) Hypoplasia of middle and end phalanx D5 Normal  RUS in family members c.2251C>T, p.His751Tyr 
P2 Congenital TP, progressive BMF First: MFD (8); second: MUD (21) Impaired (hearing aids)  RUS and RUSAT in family members c.2276A>T, p.Gln759Leu 
P3 Severely pancytopenic at birth but spontaneous amelioration during first weeks of life, persisting mild TP Clinodactyly D5, hypoplasia of middle phalanx D5 ND   c.2278C>T, p.Pro760Ser 
P4 Congenital TP and anemia, progressive BMF MUD (7) Toe malposition D2 bilateral Cystic kidney (left), duplex kidney (right), urinary obstruction with megaureter (left) Normal Hypogammaglobulinemia c.2208-1_2208delGA, loss of splice acceptor site 
P5 Severe congenital pancytopenia, progressive BMF Died as a result of sepsis before HSCT Hepatomegaly and mild bilateral renal calyceal dilatation ND Severe infections, B-cell deficiency c.2248C>T, p.Arg750Trp 
P6 Severe congenital pancytopenia, extremely hypocellular BM MUD (5), TRD ND Severe bacterial and fungal infections, GI bleeding Healthy parents, 1 sister with Pierre Robin sequence, 1 sister with craniosynostosis c.2248C>T, p.Arg750Trp 
P7 Congenital TP and anemia, progressive BMF MUD (4), TRD Brachymesophalangy D5 Subpulmonary VSD, aortic coarctation Normal   c.2542C>T, p.Arg848Ter 
P8 Congenital TP and anemia, progressive BMF UCB (3) ASD, small cleft palate ND Precocious puberty, cognitive deficits  c.69C>A, p.Cys23Ter 
P9 Fetal adrenal hemorrhage (w30) resulting from TP, fast progression to pancytopenia and BMF MUD (10.5), TRD Thumb under D2  Severe bacterial and fungal infections  c.2455+1G>C, loss of splice donor site 
P10 Pancytopenia MFD (156) Floating elbow, clinodactyly D5 Tetralogy of Fallot Congenital hearing loss  Niece with severe BMF (HSCT: MUD at age 8 mo); father hearing impaired c.1114C>T, p.Gln372Ter 
P11 Congenital TP, progressive BMF MUD (16) Hip dysplasia (left) Inconspicuous Gynecomastia in infancy (Tanner stage B3) c.2419_2420insA, p.Arg807Kfs*7 
P12 Mild TP at age 1 y, progressive BMF MUD (85) Clinodactyly D5, brachydactyly D1 and D2, small patellae Bilateral deafness  c.2296T>C, p.Cys766Arg 

HSCT outcome was positive unless otherwise indicated.

ASD, atrial septal defect; F, female; GI, gastrointestinal; M, male; MFD, matched family donor; MUD, matched unrelated donor; ND, no data; TP, thrombocytopenia; TRD, transplantation-related death; UCB, unrelated cord blood.

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