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Table 1 Summary of clinical and molecular data of CMS patients with large deletions in COLQ gene reported in literature in addition to our result

From: Novel copy number variation of COLQ gene in a Moroccan patient with congenital myasthenic syndrome: a case report and review of the literature

Reference

Ohno et al.,1998 [9]

Wang et al.,2016 [10]

Laforgia et al.,2020 [11]

Luo et al.,2021 [29]

Our study

Sex

M

F

M

M

F

Consanguinity

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Age of onset

Birth

6 years

55 days

18 months

2 months

Muscle weakness

Severe

Progressive

Severe

Mild

Mild

Ocular abnormality

N/A

No ptosis or double vision

Palpebral ptosis

Ptosis

Ptosis and unilateral partial visual field deficiency

Respiratory failure

N/A

N/A

Apnea, respiratory crisis, and cyanosis

-

-

Neuromuscular features

Severe myasthenic symptoms

Weakness of neck muscle, proximal upper and lower limbs

Hypotonia, dystonia, electroclinic fits (chaotic movements, hyperextension of arms and legs)

Incapacity to walk steadily and tended to fall

Facial weakness, axial hypotonia, head drop forward, and weakness of neck muscle

Deep tendon reflexes

N/A

N

N/A

N/A

-

CK level

N/A

N

N/A

N

N

(anti-AChR)/ (anti-MuSK) antibodies

(-)/(N/A)

(-)/(-)

(N/A)

(-)/(-)

(-)/(-)

ENMG

Decremental response to RNS

Decremental Response to RNS (stimulation at 2 Hz)

Decremental response to RNS (stimulation at 3 Hz) and decrease in the amplitude of MUP

CMAP amplitude increases at low frequency & almost stable at high frequency

Decremental response to RNS (stimulation at 3 Hz)

Mutation

c.[(106+1_107-1)_(321+1_322-1)del]; [640G>T]

c.[(954+1_955-1)_(1195+1_1196-1)del]; [1298+3A>G]

arr [GrCh37]3p25.1(15491478x1,15492150_15511615x0,15511740x1)

c.(954+1_955-1)_(1195+1_1196-1)del

c.(814+1_815-1)_(954+1_955-1)del

Genotype

Compound heterozygous

Compound heterozygous

Homozygous

Homozygous

Homozygous

Paternal allele

Variation

c.640G>T p.(Glu214*)

c.1298+3A>G p.(?)

arr [GrCh37]3p25.1(15491478x1,15492150_15511615x0,15511740x1)

p.(?)

c.(954+1_955-1)_(1195+1_1196-1) del p.(Ile319Alafs*27)

c.(814+1_815-1)_(954+1_955-1) del p.(Gly272Aspfs*11)

Domain

Distal third of collagen-like domain

C-terminal region

Distal third of collagen-like domain and the entire C-terminal region

Distal third of collagen-like domain and proximal C-terminal region

Distal third of collagen-like domain

Maternal allele

Variation

c.(106+1_107-1)_(321+1_322-1) del p.(Ala36Glyfs*26)

c.(954+1_955-1)_(1195+1_1196-1) del p.(Ile319Alafs*27)

arr [GrCh37]3p25.1(15491478x1,15492150_15511615x0,15511740x1)

p.(?)

c.(954+1_955-1)_(1195+1_1196-1) del p.(Ile319Alafs*27)

c.(814+1_815-1)_(954+1_955-1) del p.(Gly272Aspfs*11)

Domain

N-terminal region (PRAD domain)

Distal third of collagen-like domain and proximal C-terminal region

Distal third of collagen-like domain and the entire C- terminal region

Distal third of collagen-like domain and proximal C-terminal region

Distal third of collagen-like domain

Treatment

Response unfavorably to anticholinesterase medications

N/A

Response favorably to 3–4 diaminopyridine and salbutamol

Response favorably to salbutamol

Response favorably to salbutamol

Evolution

N/A

Waddling gait, walk until 600 feet at 16 years

Walk with support. NIV during sleep at 20 months

Walk longer at 12 years

Walk without support at 28 months

  1. NCBI accession number: NM_005677.4
  2. Abbreviations: − absent; M Male, F Female, N/A Non-available data, N Normal, CK Creatine kinase, ENMG Electroneuromyogram, RNS Repetitive nerve stimulation, MUP Motor unit potential, CMAP Compound muscle action potential, PRAD Proline-rich attachment domain, NIV Non-invasive ventilation