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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Neuropediatrics 2025; 56(02): e1-e7
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1801763
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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.



    Address for correspondence

    Anja Troha Gergeli, MD, PhD
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana
    Bohoričeva 20, 1525, Ljubljana
    Slovenia   

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