Table 4.

Clinical and hematological characteristics of patients with SAMD9L and SAMD9 mutations

ID (UB)MutationSex/ageFamily historyHb, g/dL Plt, × 109/L ANC, × 109/LBMBM cytogeneticShort TLMGRImmune deficiencyNeurological defectGenitourinary abnormalityOtherAge at BMTOutcome
195 SAMD9L* M/8 mo Consanguinity 6.5 Hypocellular dysplasia 45,XY, −7[7/15] No No No No No — 24 mo Alive, 2 months after HSCT, GVHD 
0.06 
609 SAMD9L F/13 mo Yes (see Figure 3E) <6 N/A ND ND No No Nystagmus No — — Mild thrombocytopenia (33-y old) 
<2 
<1 
612 SAMD9L M/13 mo Yes (see Figure 3E) Hypocellular 45,XY, −7[16/28] No No Transient Ig deficiency (IgG < 3 g) Nystagmus No — — BM FISH −7[8%] (2-y old) 
10 Mild cytopenias (5-y old) 
0.25  
194 SAMD9L F/13 mo Simplex Hypocellular 45,XX, −7 No No No No No — 25 mo Spontaneous blood cell count improvement; relapse after vaccination; clonal progression with del6q; then HSCT 
17 
0.27 
081 SAMD9L M/13 mo Uncle with Hodgkin disease 9.5 Hypocellular dysplasia Normal, no −7 by FISH ND No No Hydrocephaly, arachnoid cyst on MRI No — — Complete regression of cytopenias (9-y old) 
0.25 
022 SAMD9L TERC M/27 y Father with transient thrombo-cytopenia. Grandfather died of AML 13 Hypocellular dysplasia Del13q, then −7 Yes No Recurrent infection in infancy No No Hepatitis, pulmonary fibrosis 33 y RAEB1 with del13q and −7 (33-y old); CR after 1 cycle of azacytidine; HSCT; pulmonary fibrosis (37-y old) 
79 
1.68 
049 SAMD9L F/10 mo Brother with cytopenias 11 Hypocellular dysplasia 45,XX, −7[17/20] No No No No No — 24 mo Alive 5 years after HSCT 
<100 
0.72 
085 SAMD9L F/20 mo Mother and uncle with mild intellectual disability 8.2 Dysplasia Normal No Yes Ig deficiency (IgG, 3 g) Mild intellectual disability, hydrocephaly, bilateral white substance changes and arachnoid cyst on MRI No Asthma, coxa valga 27 mo Neurological defects with unsteady gait (6-y old), cerebellar hypoplasia and abnormal white matter signal and arachnoid cyst on MRI. Growth defect and parenteral nutrition 
20 
1.7 
260 SAMD9L RTEL1 M/46 y — 10.9 Dysplasia 46,XY, der(7)[6]/ 46,XY,ish add(7)[14] Yes No — No No Tongue cancer, cirrhosis — Lost sight 
19 
<1 
112 SAMD9L F/19 mo Simplex 8.1 N/A Normal no −7 on FISH No Yes N/A No No — 19 mo Died in intensive care unit during severe infection (21-mo old) 
0.12 
096 SAMD9 F/3 y Simplex 11.9 Hypocellular dysplasia 45,XX, −7[12/20] No Yes Severe infections Abnormal white matter signal on MRI No Hyper-thyroidism 4 y No GVHD, persistent hyperthyroidism (9-y old) 
240 
136 SAMD9 M/9 y Simplex 12 Dysplasia −7 ND Yes No No No — 9 y No major complication after HSCT (15-y old) 
15 
0.5 
037 SAMD9 F/8 y Simplex 10.2 Dysplasia Normal ND Yes Ig deficiency (IgM, IgG2, IgG4), recurrent infections No No — — Thrombocytopenia with dysplasia in BM, normal karyotype, immunodeficiency (15-y old) 
14 
0.94 
660 SAMD9 M/24 mo Simplex 11.4 Dysplasia 45,XY, −7[14/20] ND Yes No Language delay Hypospadias, testicular dysgenesis Diarrhea — Complete regression of cytopenias and of −7, persists at 6-y old 
19 
0.7 
062 SAMD9 RTEL1 F/M/21 y Simplex 12.1 Hypocellular dysplasia 45,XY, −7 No No Recurrent severe infections No Hypospadias, cryptorchidism, sexual ambiguity, renal hypoplasia Diarrhea 21 y HSCT, died (22-y old) 
88 
0.5 
026 SAMD9 F/6 y Simplex 11.5 Hypocellular 45,XX, −7 No Yes IgG deficiency, recurrent infections No No — 13 y No major complication after HSCT (20-y old) 
102 
1.0 
ID (UB)MutationSex/ageFamily historyHb, g/dL Plt, × 109/L ANC, × 109/LBMBM cytogeneticShort TLMGRImmune deficiencyNeurological defectGenitourinary abnormalityOtherAge at BMTOutcome
195 SAMD9L* M/8 mo Consanguinity 6.5 Hypocellular dysplasia 45,XY, −7[7/15] No No No No No — 24 mo Alive, 2 months after HSCT, GVHD 
0.06 
609 SAMD9L F/13 mo Yes (see Figure 3E) <6 N/A ND ND No No Nystagmus No — — Mild thrombocytopenia (33-y old) 
<2 
<1 
612 SAMD9L M/13 mo Yes (see Figure 3E) Hypocellular 45,XY, −7[16/28] No No Transient Ig deficiency (IgG < 3 g) Nystagmus No — — BM FISH −7[8%] (2-y old) 
10 Mild cytopenias (5-y old) 
0.25  
194 SAMD9L F/13 mo Simplex Hypocellular 45,XX, −7 No No No No No — 25 mo Spontaneous blood cell count improvement; relapse after vaccination; clonal progression with del6q; then HSCT 
17 
0.27 
081 SAMD9L M/13 mo Uncle with Hodgkin disease 9.5 Hypocellular dysplasia Normal, no −7 by FISH ND No No Hydrocephaly, arachnoid cyst on MRI No — — Complete regression of cytopenias (9-y old) 
0.25 
022 SAMD9L TERC M/27 y Father with transient thrombo-cytopenia. Grandfather died of AML 13 Hypocellular dysplasia Del13q, then −7 Yes No Recurrent infection in infancy No No Hepatitis, pulmonary fibrosis 33 y RAEB1 with del13q and −7 (33-y old); CR after 1 cycle of azacytidine; HSCT; pulmonary fibrosis (37-y old) 
79 
1.68 
049 SAMD9L F/10 mo Brother with cytopenias 11 Hypocellular dysplasia 45,XX, −7[17/20] No No No No No — 24 mo Alive 5 years after HSCT 
<100 
0.72 
085 SAMD9L F/20 mo Mother and uncle with mild intellectual disability 8.2 Dysplasia Normal No Yes Ig deficiency (IgG, 3 g) Mild intellectual disability, hydrocephaly, bilateral white substance changes and arachnoid cyst on MRI No Asthma, coxa valga 27 mo Neurological defects with unsteady gait (6-y old), cerebellar hypoplasia and abnormal white matter signal and arachnoid cyst on MRI. Growth defect and parenteral nutrition 
20 
1.7 
260 SAMD9L RTEL1 M/46 y — 10.9 Dysplasia 46,XY, der(7)[6]/ 46,XY,ish add(7)[14] Yes No — No No Tongue cancer, cirrhosis — Lost sight 
19 
<1 
112 SAMD9L F/19 mo Simplex 8.1 N/A Normal no −7 on FISH No Yes N/A No No — 19 mo Died in intensive care unit during severe infection (21-mo old) 
0.12 
096 SAMD9 F/3 y Simplex 11.9 Hypocellular dysplasia 45,XX, −7[12/20] No Yes Severe infections Abnormal white matter signal on MRI No Hyper-thyroidism 4 y No GVHD, persistent hyperthyroidism (9-y old) 
240 
136 SAMD9 M/9 y Simplex 12 Dysplasia −7 ND Yes No No No — 9 y No major complication after HSCT (15-y old) 
15 
0.5 
037 SAMD9 F/8 y Simplex 10.2 Dysplasia Normal ND Yes Ig deficiency (IgM, IgG2, IgG4), recurrent infections No No — — Thrombocytopenia with dysplasia in BM, normal karyotype, immunodeficiency (15-y old) 
14 
0.94 
660 SAMD9 M/24 mo Simplex 11.4 Dysplasia 45,XY, −7[14/20] ND Yes No Language delay Hypospadias, testicular dysgenesis Diarrhea — Complete regression of cytopenias and of −7, persists at 6-y old 
19 
0.7 
062 SAMD9 RTEL1 F/M/21 y Simplex 12.1 Hypocellular dysplasia 45,XY, −7 No No Recurrent severe infections No Hypospadias, cryptorchidism, sexual ambiguity, renal hypoplasia Diarrhea 21 y HSCT, died (22-y old) 
88 
0.5 
026 SAMD9 F/6 y Simplex 11.5 Hypocellular 45,XX, −7 No Yes IgG deficiency, recurrent infections No No — 13 y No major complication after HSCT (20-y old) 
102 
1.0 

—, Not applicable; BMT, BM transplantation; CR, complete remission; FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridization; GR, growth restriction; GVHD, graft-versus-host disease; Ig, immunoglobulin; K, karyotype; N/A, not available; ND, not done; Plt, platelet count; TLM, telomere. Other abbreviations are explained in Tables 1-3.

*

SAMD9L homozygous mutation.

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