Table 2

Phenotypic features of the patients with various ALDH1A3 mutations

Nature of mutationsSplice siteNonsenseMissense
Mutationc.666G>A
skipping of EXON 6
c.475+1G>T
skipping of EXON 5
EXON 6
c.568A>G
EXON 10
c.1165A>T
EXON 3
c.211G>A
EXON 3
c.265C>T
EXON 5
c.434C>T
EXON 5
c.521C>T
EXON 9
c.1105A>T
EXON 12
c.1398C>A
EXON 13
c.1477G>C
Amino acidIn-frame 43-bp deletionDeletionp.Lys190*p.Lys389*p.Val71Metp.Arg89Cysp.Ala 145Valp.Cys 174Tyrp.Ile369Phep.Asn466Lysp.Ala493Pro
EthnicityTurkishMoroccanEgyptianHispanicArabicPakistaniArabicLebaneseArabicTurkishTurkish
LiteraturePresentFares-Taie et al4Yahyavi et al5Yahyavi et al5Mory et al7Fares-Taie et al4Aldahmesh et al6Roos et al8Aldahmesh et al6PresentFares-Taie et al4
Number of patientsCNS-1; 3 patientsFam 3; 1 patientFam 1; 2 patients1 patient9 patientsFam 1; 2 patients2 patients3 patientsFam 1; 3 patientsCNS-2, 2 patientsFam 2; 1 patient
GenderVII-2: F
VII-4: M
VII-5: M
II-3 :FIII-3: M
III-6: M
Patient III: F6 males,
3 females
IV-1: F
IV-5: M
Index: F
Sister: F
IV-3: M
IV-4: F
IV-5: M
IV-5: M
IV-7: M
IV-8: M
IV-4: F
IV-6: M
IV-1: F
Autistic featuresVII-4: yes
VII-5: yes
NoNoNoNoIV-1: yes
IV-5: yes
NoIV-5: yesyes in one caseIV-6: yesNo
ANOP/MCOPVII-2 : mcop
VII-4: anop
VII-5: anop
mcopIII-3: mcop
III-6: anop (R)
mcop (L)
anopmcopIV-1: anop
IV-5: mcop
Index: mcop
Sister: mcop
IV-3: no
IV-4: no
IV-5: mcop
mcopanopmcop
Optic nerveVII-2: n.a.
VII-4: hypo
VII-5: hypo
hypoIII-3: n.a.
III-6: AP (L)
hypohypoIV-1: hypo
IV-5: n.a.
n.a.IV-3: n.a.
IV-4: n.a.
IV-5: hypo (R)
n.a.IV-4: hypo
IV-6: hypo
n.a.
Optic chiasmVII-2: n.a.
VII-4: AP
VII-5: AP
hypon.a.hypon.a.IV-1: hypo
IV-5: n.a.
n.a.IV-3: n.a.
IV-4: n.a.
IV-5: N
n.a.IV-4: AP
IV-6: n.a.
n.a.
Orbital cystVII-2: yes
VII-5: yes
YesNoNoYesIV-5: yesNoNoIV-7: yes
IV-8: yes
NoNo
Coloboma (I and/or C)noNoNon.aIV-1: no
IV-5: n.a.
YesYes (L)YesNoNo
OtherVII-4: DWM,
VII-5: Nevus flammeus
NoIII-6: retinal detachment (L)NonoIV-1: DD,
IV-5: DD and cardiac defect
Retinal detachment in both casesIV-3: Displaced pupil and hyperopia,
IV-4: Scleralized corneas, displaced pupils, malformed optic disc and PD,
IV-5: Displaced pupil and PD
IV-5: Esotropia, hyperopia
IV-8: DD
NoNo
  • anop, clinical anophthalmia; AP, aplastic; C, chorioretinal; DD, developmental delay; DWM, Dandy–Walker malformation; Fam, family; HYPO, hypoplastic; I, iris; L, left; mcop, microphthalmia; n.a., not available/unknown; N, normal; PD, psychomotor delay; R, right.