Neuropediatrics
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1801763
Corrigendum

Corrigendum: Diagnostic Approach to Children with Unexplained Global Developmental Delay in Pediatric Neurology Outpatient Clinic

Airin Veronese
1   Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
,
Damjan Osredkar
1   Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2   University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Center for Developmental Neuroscience, Ljubljana, Slovenia
,
Luca Lovrečić
3   Clinical Institute for Genomic Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
4   Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
,
Anja Troha Gergeli
1   Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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The authors have brought to the publisher's attention that there were some errors in [Fig. 3] and [Supplementary Table S1] published in the above article in Neuropediatrics, (DOI: 10.1055/a-2430-0494). The corrected [Fig. 3] and [Supplementary Table S1] appear as follows:

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Fig. 3 Chromosomal distribution of deletions and duplications based on aCGH analyses. aCGH, array comparative genomic hybridization.
Supplementary Table S1

Affected developmental domain, dysmorphic feature, brain imaging findings, and other important clinical findings of patients with a pathogenic variant

Number and gender (M = male, F = female)

Genetic diagnosis

Detailed genetic result

Affected developmental domains

Dysmorphic features

Other important findings

Metabolic screening

Brain imaging

1 F

2q37.3 deletion syndrome, mosaic

arr[GRCh37] 2q37.3(239195948_243068396) × 1[0.47] dn

Gross motor, speech, cognition

Prominent parietooccipital regions, downward slanting palpebral fissures, epicanthus, poorly defined helix, and otapostasis

Hypotonia

Standard

Not performed

2 M

2q37.3 deletion syndrome

arr[GRCh37] 2q37.3(241110554_243007359) × 1 mat

Gross motor, speech

Hypertelorism, macrocephaly

Standard and specific

CT scan: normal

3 F

4q13.1q13.3 deletion, includes ANKRD17; pathogenic

arr[GRCh37] 4q13.1q13.3(64160111_75772429) × 1

All domains

Frontal bossing, smaller chin, short stature

Coloboma of an iris and a retina

Standard

MRI: a hypoplastic corpus callosum, enlarged lateral ventricles, reduced size of a pituitary gland and oliguria

4 F

Sotos syndrome (OMIM: 117550) due to the deletion in 5q35 that includes NSD1 gene

arr[GRCh37] 5q35.2(175740461_175996710) × 3, 5q35.2q35.3(176235002_177047120) × 1

Fine and gross motor, speech, cognition

Dolichocephaly, a triangular face, macrocephaly, frontal bossing, a high hairline, hypertelorism, a high arched palate, a saddle nose, low-set ears, macrosomia

Standard

MRI: a hypoplastic corpus callosum

5 M

Coffin–Siris syndrome (OMIM: 135900) due to the intragenic ARID1B deletion

arr[GRCh37] 6q25.3(157159360_157423012) × 1

All domains

A high arched palate

Standard and specific

MRI: normal (minor cysts of the choroid plexus and an arachnoid cyst)

6 M

Intellectual developmental disorder, autosomal dominant 26 (OMIM: 615834) due to the intragenic AUTS2 deletion

arr[GRCh37] 7q11.22(69583363_69661867) × 1

Gross motor, speech

Macrocephaly, a saddle nose, low-set ears, microretrognathia

Hypotonia

Standard

MRI: cavum septum pellucidum cyst, cavum verge. Hypomyelinated deep white matter in the frontal and parietal regions

7 M

Intellectual developmental disorder, autosomal dominant 26 (OMIM: 615834) due to the intragenic AUTS2 deletion

arr[GRCh37] 7q11.22(70132824_70274344) × 1

Fine and gross motor, speech

Micro- and brachycephaly, downward slanting palpebral fissures

Generalized hypotonia, feeding problems

Standard and specific

Not performed

8 M

8p23.1 deletion syndrome

arr[GRCh37] 8p23.1(8866317_10995452) × 1

All domains

A high arched palate, slightly small, low-set ears

Standard and specific

MRI: mild white matter hyperintensities. Mild epidural lipomatosis of the thoracic segments of the spinal canal

9 M

Terminal 8p23.3 deletion

arr[GRCh37] 8p23.3(194617_2132396) × 1

Speech, cognition

A wide nasal bridge

Standard

MRI: hippocampal malrotation, mild hypoplasia of the corpus callosum

10 M

8p23.1 duplication syndrome (ORPHA251076)

arr[GRCh37] 8p23.1(8130630_12404062) × 3

Gross motor, speech, cognition, social

Macrocrania, frontal bossing, a tented mouth

Standard and specific

MRI: enlarged anterior horns of the lateral ventricles, enlarged subarachnoid space in the frontal and frontotemporal region. Moderate dilatation of the third and fourth ventricle, aqueduct and cisterna magna—chronic hydrocephalus susp.

11 M

9q34 duplication syndrome

arr[GRCh37] 9q34.13q34.2(134987671_137180592) × 3

Gross motor, speech

Dolichocephaly, low set and protruding ears, a saddle nose, a tented mouth, short stature

Standard.

Not performed

12 M

Lamb–Shaffer syndrome (OMIM: 616803) due to intragenic SOX5 deletion

arr[GRCh37] 12p12.1(23817962_23853157) × 1

Gross motor, speech, cognition, social

None

Standard.

Not performed

13 M

KDM5A genopathy (El Hayek–Chahrour neurodevelopmental syndrome)

arr[GRCh37] 12p13.33(311657_1456832) × 1 AND KDM5A(NM_001042603.3:c.1942C > T) pathogenic variant

Gross motor, speech

Nonspecified dysmorphic signs

Generalized hypotonia, joints hypermobility

Standard

MRI: hypoplastic corpus callosum, signs of mild periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)

14 F

Lamb–Shaffer syndrome (OMIM: 616803) due to partial SOX5 tandem duplication

arr[GRCh37] 12p12.1(23756985_23948831) × 3

Gross motor, speech, cognition

None

Standard and specific

MRI: mild hyperintensity of the parietal deep white matter

15 F

Interstitial 4q12q13.3 deletion

arr[GRCh37] 4q12q13.3(59167158_72771891) × 1

Gross motor, speech

None

Bilateral hip dysplasia, hypotonia, joints hypermobility

Standard

Not performed

16 F

15q11.2 microdeletion (OMIM: 615656)

arr[GRCh37] 15q11.2(22842145_23091180) × 1

Speech, fine and gross motor

None

Standard

Not performed

17 M

15q11.2 microdeletion (OMIM: 615656)

arr[GRCh37] 15q11.2(22842145_23091180) × 1

Gross motor, speech

None

Standard

MRI: mild abnormalities

18 M

Interstitial 16q11.2q12.1 deletion

arr[GRCh37] 16q11.2q12.1(46500741_51492021) × 1

Gross motor, speech

Low-set ears, a pendant in front of right ear, elongated philtrum and a thin upper lip, micrognathia, anteriorly displaced anus, incomplete prepuce, microcephaly

Not performed

Not performed

19 M

16p11.2 microdeletion syndrome (OMIM: 611913)

arr[GRCh37] 16p11.2(29678569_30197341) × 1

Speech, cognition

Hypertelorism and downward slanting palpebral fissures, a triangular face

Congenital hypotonia

Standard

MRI: normal

20 F

16p11.2 microdeletion syndrome (OMIM: 611913)

arr[GRCh37] 16p11.2(29678569_30197341) × 1

Gross and fine motor, speech, cognition

Narrow, triangular face, thin lips

Hypotonia

Standard

MRI: normal

21 F

16p13.11 microdeletion syndrome (additional VUS of intragenic IL1RAPL1 gene duplication) (OMIM: 300143)

arr[GRCh37] 16p13.11(15126709_16292235) × 1,Xp21.2(29413516_29417617) × 3

Speech, cognition

None

Standard and specific

MRI: mildly altered T1-signal in the globus pallidus and thalamus—metabolic cause? Pineal cyst—incidental finding

22 F

Interstitial 16q23.2q23.3 deletion

arr[GRCh37] 16q23.2q23.3(81058295_83819748) × 1

Fine motor, speech

None

Epilepsy (first abnormal EEG at the age of 4.5 years), ADHD syndrome, autism susp.

Standard

MRI: normal

23 M

Interstitial 16q23.1q24.1 deletion

arr[GRCh37] 16q23.1q24.1(79015710_84438495) × 1

Gross motor, speech

Brachycephaly, wide nasal bridge, hypertelorism, low-set ears, microretrognathia

Standard and specific

MRI: hypoplastic corpus callosum in the posterior part of the trunk and the splenium, mild enlargement of the suprasellar cistern and hypoplastic optic chiasm

24 M

Smith–Magenis syndrome (OMIM: 182290)

arr[GRCh37] 17p11.2(16637902_20294038) × 1

All domains

Facies adenoid, open bite, wide nasal bridge, short toes

Generalized hypotonia

Standard

Not performed

25 M

Phelan–McDermid syndrome (OMIM: 606232)

arr[GRCh37] 22q13.2q13.33(43506447_51178264) × 1

All domains

Mild macrocephaly, prominent nose septum, large, protruding, and low-set ears, tented mouth, micrognathia, Pierre Robin sequence

Bilateral congenital hydronephrosis, atrial septal defect, bicuspid aortic valve, persistent left superior vena cava

Not performed

Not performed

26 M

FraX syndrome (OMIM: 300624)

>200 CGG repeats in FMR1 gene (pathogenic variant)

Speech, fine and gross motor, social

Macrosomia, macrocrania

Standard and specific

Not performed

27 F

Xq22.2q22.3 deletion, including PLP1 gene (OMIM: 312080)

arr[GRCh37] Xq22.2q22.3(102659225_104348122) × 1

Gross motor, speech

Wide mouth, short philtrum, large tongue, short thumbs

Standard

MRI: PVL

28 M

Intellectual developmental disorder, autosomal dominant 39 (OMIM: 616521)

MYT1L (NM_001303052.2: c.1573C > T) likely pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Fine and gross motor, speech

None

Joint hypermobility

Standard

MRI: abnormal

29 F

Xia Gibbs syndrome (OMIM: 615829)

AHDC1 (NM_001029882.3:c.943C > T) pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Gross motor, speech, cognition, social

Frontal bossing, hypomimia

Standard

MRI: moderate ventriculomegaly, hypoplastic corpus callosum, reduced volume of the upper part of the vermis and the medial parts of the cerebellar hemispheres

30 F

Intellectual developmental disorder, autosomal dominant 26 (OMIM: 615834)

AUTS2 (NM_015570.4:c.1603_1626del) pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

All domains

High arched palate, sunken eyes, frontal bossing, slightly shorter corpus and ramus of mandibulae, pronounced nasal tip, asymmetrical face, pointed fifth finger on both hands

Standard and specific

MRI: periventricular white matter hyperintensity—neurodegenerative disorder? Less likely periventricular leukomalacia.

Follow-up MRI showed no signs of a progressive disease

31 F

Rett syndrome (OMIM: 312750)

MECP2 (NM_004992.3:c.377 + 1G > T) pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Fine and gross motor, speech, cognition

None

Stereotyped behavior

Standard

Not performed

32 F

SBBYSS syndrome (OMIM: 603736)

KAT6B (NM_001370136.1:c.3022–1G > A) pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Gross motor, speech

Hypertelorism, epicanthus, frontal bossing

Not performed

Cranial ultrasound: slightly enlarged lateral ventricles

33 F

Rett syndrome (OMIM: 312750)

MECP2 (NM_004992.3:c.316C > T) likely pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

All domains

Microcephaly

Epilepsy (first abnormal EEG at the age of 3 years), generalized hypotonia, extrapyramidal signs

Standard and specific

MRI: global cerebral atrophy, more pronounced in the frontotemporal region

34 M

Alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome, X-linked 1 (OMIM:301040)

ATRX (NM_000489.5:c.6254G > A) pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

All domains

Hypertelorism, frontal bossing, clinodactyly

Standard and specific

Not performed

35 M

Hypomyelinating leukodystrophy type 14 (OMIM: 617899)

UFM1 (NM_001286704.2: c.170_171 + 1delAAG – class 4 AND c.278G > A – class 3P) (aCGH normal)

Fine and gross motor, speech, cognition

None

Standard and specific

MRI: abnormal

36 F

Intellectual developmental disorder, X-linked syndromic, Snijders Blok type (OMIM: 300958)

DDX3X (NM_001356.3:c.643A > T) pathogenic variant (aCGH – likely benign maternally inherited deletion (arr[GRCh37] 1q31.2(191923093_192268476) × 1)

Gross and fine motor, speech

None

Standard

MRI: normal

37 M

Mental retardation, autosomal dominant, 56 (OMIM: 617854)

CLTC (NM_001288653.1:c.3763C > T) pathogenic variant (aCGH – likely benign maternally inherited duplication (arr[GRCh37] 5q11.1q11.2(50288877_50840847) × 3)

Gross and fine motor, speech, cognition

Epicanthus, a wide nasal bridge, tented mouth

Standard

MRI: normal

38 F

PDX1 deficiency (OMIM: 608769)

PDHX (NM_003477.3):c.1204G > T) homozygous likely pathogenic variant

Gross motor, speech

Decreased facial expression, high arched palate

Hypotonia, hand stereotypies

Standard and specific

MRI: Mild to moderate ventriculomegaly

39 F

Mental retardation, autosomal dominant, 57 (OMIM: 618050)

TLK2 (NM_001284333.2:c.1339G > A) likely pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Gross motor, speech

Hypertelorism, epicanthus, low set, protruding ears, short fingers (especially, the thumb), polydactyly, a high forehead, a small mouth, and chin

Standard

MRI: MRI changes consistent with a mild perinatal hypoxia.

Atypical hippocampal development, no signs of metabolic disease

40 F

UNC80 deficiency (OMIM: 616801)

UNC80–compound heterozygous for 2 pathogenic variants (NM_001371986.1:c.1696C > T and NM_001371986.1:c.5371delC) (aCGH normal)

All domains

A tented mouth

Generalized hypotonia, auto-aggressive behavior

Standard and specific

MRI: normal

41 M

Intellectual developmental disorder, autosomal dominant 5 (OMIM: 612621)

SYNGAP1 (NM_006772.3:c.3219delT) pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Speech, gross motor, cognition

Frontal bossing, a wide nasal bridge, low-set ears, small chin. Limbs: overlapping toes of the right foot, bilateral sandal gap

Not performed

Not performed

42 M

Kleefstra syndrome (OMIM: 610253)

EHMT1 (NM_024757.5:c.1588C > T) pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Fine and gross motor, speech, cognition

Hypertelorism, bluish sclerae, facies adenoid, thicker and hard blond hair, a large tongue

Generalized hypotonia, joints hypermobility

Standard and specific

MRI: white matter atrophy in periventricular region suggestive of a moderate PVL. Hypoplastic mesencephalon and pons

43 F

Neurodevelopmental disorder with poor language and loss of hand skills (OMIM: 617903)

GABBR2 (NM_005458.8:c.1699G > A) pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Gross motor, speech

None

Standard and specific

MRI: normal

44 M

Pitt–Hopkins syndrome (OMIM: 610954)

TCF4 (NM_001243226.2:c.806–1G > A) pathogenic variant

All domains

Poorly defined ear helixes, a tented mouth

Standard and specific

MRI: mild PVL susp.

45 F

Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 42 (OMIM: 617106)

CACNA1A (NM_023035.2:c.5006G > A) pathogenic variant

Gross motor, speech, cognition

None

Standard

MRI: Hypoplastic vermis and dorsal part of the pons, mildly enlarged fourth ventricle and cisterna magna

46 F

Glass syndrome (OMIM: 612313)

SATB2 (NM_001172509.2:c.823C > T) likely pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Gross and fine motor, speech, cognition

A cleft palate

Mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss

Standard

Cranial ultrasound: no significant changes

47M

Sotos syndrome (OMIM:117550)

NSD1 (NM_022455.5):c.4497 + 2T > C) pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Gross motor, speech, cognition, social

Macrosomia, macrocephaly, downward slanting palpebral fissures, tented mouth, high arched palate

Standard

MRI: hypomyelinated WM. Mildly enlarged lateral ventricles. A hypoplastic corpus callosum. Persistent cavum septum pellucidum and cavum verge

48 F

Intellectual developmental disorder with dysmorphic facies, speech delay, and T cell abnormalities (OMIM: 618092)

BCL11B (NM_138576.4:c.2014_2023dupA) likely pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Fine motor, speech, cognition, social

Microcephaly, retrognathia, small ears

Standard

MRI: abnormal gyration in the temporal lobes and thicker cortex

49 F

Intellectual developmental disorder, autosomal dominant 5 (OMIM: 612621)

SYNGAP1 (NM_006772.2:c.3200delC) pathogenic variant (aCGH – likely benign maternally inherited duplication (arr[GRCh37] 13q34(114843912_115067041) × 3)

Gross motor, speech, cognition

Hypertelorism

Epilepsy (first pathologic EEG at the age of 2 years)

Standard and specific

MRI: slight asymmetry of the cerebral hemispheres with mild enlargement of the left cerebral hemisphere and the left lateral ventricle—variant? Hemimegalencephaly? Thinner corpus callosum, mild enlargement of the third ventricle and fourth ventricle, cisterna magna and suprasellar cisterna -developmental?

Spectroscopy: slightly elevated lactate and slightly reduced N-acetylaspartate—metabolic disorder?

50 F

Epilepsy, progressive myoclonic, 11 (OMIM: 618876)

SEMA6B (NM_032108.4:c.2032G > T) likely pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

All domains

None

Standard.

MRI: normal

51 M

Bainbridge–Ropers syndrome (OMIM: 615485)

ASXL3 (NM_030632.3:c.3364C > T) pathogenic variant

All domains

A thin upper lip, wide philtrum, flexion wrist contracture, high arched palate, and abnormality of a tongue

Standard and specific

MRI: dysmyelination in the parietal regions with loss of volume of the deep white matter, severely thinned corpus callosum—atrophic or hypoplastic. Moderately dilated and deformed lateral ventricles. Nonspecific changes suggestive of a metabolic or a genetic disorder

52 M

Kleefstra syndrome (OMIM: 610253)

EHMT1 (NM_024757.4:c.736C > T) likely pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Fine and gross motor, speech

A wide nasal bridge, epicanthus, hypertelorism, frontal bossing, midface hypoplasia

Standard

Not performed

53 M

Coffin-Siris syndrome-6 (OMIM: 617808)

ARID2 (NM_152641.4:c.4640_4659delC) pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Gross motor, speech

Frontal bossing, saddle nose, hypoplastic teeth, enlarge anterior fontanelle at the age of 22 mo

Strabismus and nystagmus

Standard and specific

MRI: normal

54 M

SAS syndrome (OMIM: 612313)

SATB2 (NM_001172509.2:c.738T > A) likely pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Gross and fine motor, speech

Cleft palate

Standard

Not performed

55 F

Cowden syndrome (OMIM: 601728)

PTEN (NM_001304717.5:c.728 + 2T > C) pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Gross motor, speech

Macrocephaly, hypomimia, facies adenoid

Generalized hypotonia, joints hypermobility.

Vascular malformation of the capillary-venous type on the upper limb, bilateral ptosis

Standard

Not performed

56 M

GAND syndrome (OMIM: 615074)

GATAD2B (NM_020699.4:c.387dup) likely pathogenic variant (aCGH normal)

Gross motor, speech

Macrocephaly

Standard and specific

MRI: delayed myelination and hypomyelination in the deep white matter. Mild reduction of the white matter volume supratentorial, with mild ventricles and the subarachnoid space enlargement. Enlarged aqueduct. Ventriculomegaly due to atrophy or moderate chronic communicant hydrocephalus

57 M

Jacobs syndrome

Karyotype analysis 47,XYY

Gross motor, speech

High stature

Joints hypermobility, convergent strabismus, motor tics, developmental coordination disorder

Standard and specific

Not performed

58 M

13q terminal deletion syndrome

Terminal deletion with final karyotype 46,XY,del(13)(q31)

Gross motor, speech

Microcephaly, saddle nose, epicanthus, low-set ears, short neck, hypotelorism, high arched palate, small penis, short perineum, poorly formed anal sphincter, cryptorchidism, short stature

Not performed

MRI: mild diffuse brain atrophy, alobar holoprosencephaly, atretic parietal encephalocele, mild hypoplastic vermis with incomplete rotation—Dandy–Walker malformation

Abbreviations: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; CT, computed tomography; EEG, electroencephalogram; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.




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