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Floating-Harbor syndrome: Presentation of the first Romanian patient with a SRCAP mutation and review of the literature


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Frontal view of the patient’s face showing dysmorphic facial features: a triangularly-shaped face, deep-set eyes, long eyelashes, low-set malformed ears, a long nose with narrow bridge, a short philtrum, thin lips.
Frontal view of the patient’s face showing dysmorphic facial features: a triangularly-shaped face, deep-set eyes, long eyelashes, low-set malformed ears, a long nose with narrow bridge, a short philtrum, thin lips.

Checklist of Floating-Harbor syndrome clinical features to facilitate clinical diagnosis and management.

FeaturesCategory
Characteristic facemandatory

Diagnosis of FHS requires meeting both mandatory criteria and at least one criterion from the frequent features category.

Language delaymandatory
Short staturefrequent

Diagnosis of FHS requires meeting both mandatory criteria and at least one criterion from the frequent features category.

Delayed bone agefrequent
Skeletal anomaliesfrequent
Intellectual disabilityfrequent
Behavioral problemsrecurrent

Recurrent and infrequent categories include features that are not required for diagnosis, but further support FHS diagnosis and guide the clinical evaluation, planning and patient care, if present.

Eye anomaliesrecurrent
Ear anomaliesrecurrent
Dental issuesrecurrent
Genitourinary malformationsinfrequent

Recurrent and infrequent categories include features that are not required for diagnosis, but further support FHS diagnosis and guide the clinical evaluation, planning and patient care, if present.

Cardiac malformationsinfrequent
Gastrointestinal featuresinfrequent
Seizuresinfrequent
Hypothyroidisminfrequent

Comparison of clinical features reported in the literature (cases with a SRCAP gene mutation) and in our present patient.

FeaturesLiteratureThis Study
References[4][5][6][8]
Facial gestalt13/136/652/525/5[+]
Language delay13/136/652/525/5[+]
Growth deficiency13/136/639/525/5[+]
Delayed bone age13/136/623/254/5

The X-ray for bone age was not available in one case.

[+]
Skeletal anomalies10/136/6[+]

The authors report on different skeletal anomalies: broad thumb in 10/17 patients, broad toes, brachydactyly, broad fingertips (described as frequent), clavicular anomalies (six patients), hip dysplasia (four cases).

5/5[+]
Intellectual disability6/133/637/43

Patients with learning difficulties.

4/5[+]
Behavioral problemsNRNR[+]

The authors report obsessive tendencies, rigid mannerisms (7/25) and ADHD (9/32).

3/5[+]
Eye anomalies4/132/613/430/5[–]
Ear anomalies4/130/615/522/5[–]
Dental issues4/13

Not reported in eight cases.

NR21/381/5[+]
Genitourinary malformations8/131/65/240/5[+]
Cardiac malformations3/133/63/520/5[–]
Gastrointestinal malformations2/130/65/240/5[–]
Seizures0/131/66/520/5[–]
HypothyroidismNR0/62/520/5[–]
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