Case #: Male, 60 years old

DiseaseAssertion: He was diagnosed with late-onset Stargardts disease.

FamilyInfo: Has a family history with his father possibly having macular degeneration.

CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007401, HP:0025010, HP:0012045 (sub-retinal/yellow), HP:0030602

CaseHPOFreeText: Proband presents with blurry vision (right eye) from over the past two years, with the right eye having 20/40 vision, while the left was 20/20. In addition to this, through dilation scattered subretinal yellow flecks and macular atrophy bilaterally, were revealed. The flecks were hyperautofluorescent. Obscuration of background choroidal fluorescence and window defects were also found. As well as foveal atrophy and hyperreflective deposits (RPE).

CaseNotHPOs: None found

CaseNotHPOFreeText: No abnormalities in the anterior segment examination. Through a full-field electroretinogram, normal rod and cone responses were found.

Genotyping Method: The genotyping was done through the use of target enrichment and next-generation sequencing.

PreviouslyPublished: N/a

Variant: 1) NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.5461-10T>C 2) NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.5603A>T (p.Asn1868Ile)

ClinVar: 1) 92870 2) 99390

CAID: N/a

gnomAD: 1) Highest minor allele frequency was 0.00031 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/92870/) 2) Highest minor allele frequency was 0.05787 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/99390/)

SupplementalData: I was able to find a variant (NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.[5461-10T>C;5603A>T]) that addresses both of the variants. Also, Fig.1 shows the phenotype of the proband through tests.

Case#: Male, Family #1, Patient #1, II:1 in pedigree

DiseaseAssertion: Hypomorphic Stargardt disease

FamilyInfo: Paternal female cousin also has hypomorphic Stargardt disease and both of them carry the complex allele p.[L541P; A1038V] and p.N1868I. Additionally, their paternal aunt was diagnosed with Stargardt disease. This information can be found on Fig.1.

CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000622, HP:0025010

CaseHPOFreeText: This proband developed blurred vision at age 30. The foveal atrophy affects the left eye. In the first visit at 33.9 years old patient presents with 20/25-3 Snellen VA OD, 20/70-2 Snellen VA OS, 0.16 LogMAR VA OD, 0.58 LogMAR VA OS, and stage 1. In the last visit at age 40.7, the patient had a 20/40-2 Snellen VA OD, a 10/80-1 Snellen VA OS, 0.34 LogMAR VA OD, 0.92 LogMAR VA OS, and was now in stage 2. In a Goldmann Visual Field test, they found central scotomas II4e; mild-moderate constriction II2e.

CaseNotHPOs: N/a

CaseNotHPOFreeText: The proband maintained some relative foveolar sparing in his right eye and had a BCVAs of 20/4022 (test done at 40 years old).

Genotyping Method: Genetic testing was performed at Columbia University. It was not stated which method this proband underwent, so the genetic testing could have been one of the following: "The entire ABCA4 gene locus was sequenced in 17 patients; the ABCA4 gene, including all exons and intron/exon boundaries were sequenced in 4 patients. In the remaining 6 cases representing family members, only targeted testing was performed."

PreviouslyPublished: N/a

**Variant: ** M1) NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.5603A>T M2) NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.1622T>C (p.Leu541Pro)

ClinVar: M1) 99390 M2) 99067

CAID: N/a

gnomAD: M1) The highest minor allele frequency was 0.05787 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/99390/) M2) The highest minor allele frequency was 0.00017 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/99067/)

SupplementalData: Table 1. provided patient information for those with p.N1868I ABCA4 Stargardt disease and the associated ABCA4 mutations. Fig.1. shows the pedigrees of the families. Fig.3. shows Macular SD-OCT line profiles for some of the patients. Table 2. describes the onset/symptoms of the patients with p.N1868I ABCA4 Stargardt Disease. Table 3. shows Visual Acuity and Stage at Baseline and Most Recent Follow-up in Patients With p.N1868I ABCA4 Stargardt Disease. Fig.4. shows BCVA better eye vs Duration since first examination for the patients. Table 4. shows clinical findings in the patients.

Case#: Female, age 44 years old

DiseaseAssertion: Discordant STGD phenotype

FamilyInfo: Information revolving the sister of this patient is given as well as they both have a discordant STGD phenotype. Additionally, it mentions that the parents each harboured a mutation but were asymptomatic/had normal examination results.

CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001141, HP:0007401, HP:0030602

CaseHPOFreeText: At 23 central vision was deteriorating and patient had a VA of 6/36 in the right eye and 6/60 in the left. Through fundus photography, bilateral yellow/white flecks were found at the posterior pole. 12 years later, her VA was retested and it was 6/60 in both eyes. After autofluorescnece (AF) imaging was done, there was localized low signal at the macula found with abnromal foci. In 2008 her macular atrophy had enlarged and the flecks were less apparent.

CaseNotHPOs: N/a

CaseNotHPOFreeText: In this article there was not a phenotype presented that was normal.

CasePreviousTesting: It mentioned that there were two previously reported variants on the same allele detected in the siblings and one unique novel variant on the second allele for this patient. However, the testing they used was not listed, it just stated that the variants were found through sequencing. For this patient the variants were p.L541P/p.A1038V and p.R881C.

GenotypingMethod: Just mentioned sequencing and ABCA4 screening to look for two variants p.L541V and p.A1038V and a third novel variant p.R881C.

PreviouslyPublished: N/a

Variant: 1) NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.1622T>C (p.Leu541Pro) 2) NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.3113C>T (p.Ala1038Val) 3) N/a

ClinVar ID: 1) 99067 2) 7894 3) N/a

**CAID: ** 3) Because there was not a reference or alternate allele provided in this article I was unable to find a CAID for p.R881C.

gnomAD: 1) Highest minor allele frequency was 0.00017 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/99067/) 2) Highest minor allele frequency was 0.00188 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/7894/) 3) N/a

SupplementalData: Figure 1 had information regarding imaging and other testing done on the patient that is vital for phenotypic characterization. Also, it mentions a variant known as p.R881C, but was unable to find anything on ClinVar or gnomAD.

Case#: RP3.03, 23yo, 21yo on set, Moroccan

DiseaseAssertion: Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP19)

FamilyInfo: Born into a consanguineous family, parents are unaffected, has five unaffected siblings

CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000505, HP:0007675, HP:0001133, HP:0007994, HP:0007843, HP:0000510, HP:0000580, HP:0007703

CaseHPOFreeText: Abnormal epiretinal membrane formation, Altered ERG traces, rod and cone photoreceptor dysfunctions, hyper fuorescence ring surrounding macula and peripheral retina, absence of cystic spaces

CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000551

CaseNotHPOFreeText: Central vision loss

Genotyping Method: Genomic DNA was extracted using QIAamp DND Blood Mini Kit, DNA underwent WES by BGI Tech Solutions, DNA was captured by MGIEasy Exome Capture V4 Probe Set, then Alligned using the Burrows-Wheeler Aligner and HaplotypeCaller of GAWK

PreviouslyPublished: CRB1, PDE6B

Variant: c.5908C>T, c.6148G>C

ClinVar: 7892, 7884

SupplementalData: Clinical data (table 1, figure 5), Genetic analysis (table 2), Patient Pedigree (figure 1.)

Case#:Patient 52, female, 3 years old

DiseaseAssertion:Neonatal/Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (NIEE)

FamilyInfo:DeNovo. The family is Chinese

ParentalGenotype:The authors only conducted singleton and not trio-based exome sequencing so the parents' exomes were not sequenced.

CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0011344, HP:0002069, HP:0007359, HP:0011097, HP:0100704, HP:0001332, HP:0002072, HP:0012171.

CaseHPOFreeText:Patient 52 presents with severe global developmental delay and epilepsy.

Patient 52 has generalized tonic/clonic/tonic-clonic seizures, focal seizures and spasms. Patient 52's seizure onset occurred at 3 months old.

Patient 52 has cortical visual impairment (CVI), dystonia, chorea, and hand-washing sterotypies.

Patient History

@ 3 months - Patient 52 had generalized tonic/clonic/tonic-clonic seizures.

Patient 52 was on 3 antiepileptic drugs at most recent follow-up visit which reduced seizure frequency by >50%.

CaseNotHPOs:Not provided

CaseNotHPOFreeText:Not provided

CasePreviousTesting:The authors selected a cohort of 31 patients with seizure cryptogenic Neonatal/Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (NIEE) and seizure onset before 24 months.

Exclusion criteria included: (1) Patients with a definite history of brain insult, malformation of cortical development, neurocutaneous and syndromal disorders, and confirmed or highly suspected neurometabolic disorders based on clinical and biochemical markers. (2) Patients with Dravet syndrome and epilepsy at infancy with migrating focal seizure were also excluded because the majority of variants are detected in the SCN1A (>85%) and KCNT1 (approximately 50%) genes.

Formal neuropsychological testing or best clinical assessment was used to classify patient development or intelligence.

PreviouslyPublished:Not previously published

GenotypingMethod:Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) variant results were filtered in a panel of 430 epilepsy-associated genes. After selection of variants from the 430-gene panel, the synonymous variants, variants with variant frequency <10%, and variants with allele frequency >1% were removed.

Gene:CDKL5

Variant:NM_003159.2 c. 1849delC (p. Arg617Valfs*4)

The authors state that the variant is a heterozygous frameshift deletion.

The authors state that this is a novel variant and is pathogenic.

HGVS:Not provided

ClinVarID:Not found

CAID:Not found.

gnomAD:Not found

MultipleGeneVariants:Not provided

Case: Patient 1, female, 2 years old

DiseaseAssertion: Rett Syndrome

FamilyInfo: DeNovo. Patient 1 was the second child of a nonconsanguineous Chinese couple. Patient 1 was born at full term with a birth weight of 3.83 kg.

ParentalGenotype(s):Not provided

CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0011344, HP:0001250, HP:0001252, HP:0000252, HP:0000748, HP:0003763, HP:0005469, HP:0000486, HP:0012171.

CaseHPOFreeRext:Patient 1 presents with severe global developmental delay, epilepsy, and hypotonia. The Patient History contains all of Patient 1's phenotypes along with the progression of her condition.

Patient History

@ 3 months - Patient 1 had microcephaly (head circumference was less than 3rd percentile with a body weight and body height at 75th percentile). Patient 1 had hypotonia.

Patient 1 was given a metabolic screening, a muscle enzyme, and a brain tomography with normal results.

@ 6 months - Patient 1 had microcephaly, flat occiput, right divergent squint, and hypotonia. No syndromal diagnosis could be ascertained at that time.

@ 2 years - Patient 1 had epilepsy.

Patient 1 had severe global development delay.

Patient 1 was given an EEG which showed nonspecific background slowing, but no epileptiform abnormalities. Patient 1 was also given a brain MRI which showed mild thinning of corpus callosum without major structural defect. Patient 1 had no developmental regression but she developed stereotypical hand movements, bruxism, and occasional outburst of laughter.

Based on these phenotypes, Angelman/Rett Syndrome was suspected.

CaseNOTHPOs: HP:0002353.

CaseNOTHPOFreeText: Patient 1 was given an EEG which detected no epileptic abnormalites.

CasePreviousTesting: Genetic investigations (including methylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MS-MLLPA)) was conducted for Angelman Syndrome, UBE3A gene, MECP gene, and array CGH. These studies were negative. A FOXG1 related disease was suspected

PreviouslyPublished:Not previously published

GenotypingMethod: A FOXG1 gene test showed a de novo frameshift pathogenic mutation FOXG1 {NM_005249.3} c. 396_397ins26; FOXG1{NP_005240.3} :(p. Gly133TRPfs*68) which confirmed the diagnosis of a FOXG1 related congenital variant of Rett Syndrome.

Gene:FOXG1

Variant: (NM_005249.3) c. 396_397ins26 (p. Gly133Trpfs*68)

HGVS:Not provided

ClinVarID:Not found

CAID:Not found

gnomAD:Not found

Case:Patient 2, female, Chinese

DiseaseAssertion:Global delay

FamilyInfo:Patient 2 was the first child of nonconsanguineous Chinese couple born at 38-week gestation. The mother had gestational diabetes mellitus that required insulin therapy.

ParentalGenotype:Not provided

CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0000365, HP:0020049, HP:0000252, HP:0001263, HP:0012171, HP:0000154, HP:0000708, HP:0003763, HP:0002376, HP:0012433.

CaseHPOFreeText:

Patient History

@ birth - Patient 2 presented with mild grade bilateral hearing impairment and left divergent squint diagnosed at birth.

@ Follow-up visit - Patient 2 had microbrachycephaly and global developmental delay. Brain MRI, metabolic screening and array CGH were normal.

@ 1 year - Patient 2 had stereotypical handwashing movement.

There was no clinical or electrical seizure.

Patient 2 has craniofacial features like microbrachycephaly, wide mouth, divergent squint, and behavioral phenotype.

@ 1.5 years - Patient 2 had bruxism and developmental regression. Patient 2 also had loss of some motor and social skills.

CaseNotHPOs:HP:0001250

CaseNotHPOFreeText:Patient 2 has no seizures.

CasePreviousTesting:Not provided

PreviouslyPublished:Not previously published

GenotypingMethod:Not provided

Gene:MECP2 (MN_004992.3) (NP_004983.1)

Variant:c. 808C>T (p. Arg270*)

HGVS:Not provided

ClinVarID:Not found

CAID:CA172577

gnomAD:Not found

MultipleGeneVariants:NA

Case:Patient 1, female, 11 years old

DiseaseAssertion:Rett Syndrome - Atypical Variant

FamilyInfo:De Novo. Patient 1's parents were healthy. When Patient 1 was clinically examined, the head circumferences of her mother and father were 53 cm (P25) and 59 cm (P90), respectively. The parents had normal weight.

ParentalGenotype:Both parents were sequenced for Patient 1's mutation, and the deletion was not detected.

CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0001249, HP:0001513, HP:0001626, HP:0000256, HP:0010465, HP:0012758, HP:0000750, HP:0012433, HP:0002591, HP:0001250, HP:0020174, HP:0000316, HP:0000336, HP:0000431, HP:0000377, HP:0000470, HP:0001156, HP:0001500.

CaseHPOFreeText:

Patient history

@ birth - Patient 1 was born at 38 weeks of gestation after an uncomplicated pregnancy. Her weight was 3,390 g (P69), height 51 cm (P60), and her head circumference was 36 cm (P90).

@ 6 months - Patient 1 experienced developmental delay.

@ 9 months - Patient 1 sat without support.

@ 2 years - Patient 1 began to walk.

@ later on - Patient 1 presented with speech delay and behavioral disturbances. The behavioral disturbances were reduced by the drug risperidone.

@ early childhood - Patient 1 has been obese and appeared to display hyperphagia.

@ 8 years - Patient 1 developed precocious puberty.

@ 10 years - Patient 1 had her first epileptic seizure. Treatment with lamotrigine prevented further seizures. The seizures later became refractory to this treatment.

@ 10 years - Patient 1 presented with a height of 160 cm (P>97) and a head circumference of 59 cm (P>97). She had hypertelorism and prominent eyebrows. Her nasal bridge was broad and auricles were fleshy. In addition, Patient 1's neck was short and the fingers were short and wide.

Patient 1 has an intellectual disability, metabolic syndrome, and macrocephaly.

CaseNotHPOs:HP:0002540.

CaseNotHPOFreeText:Patient 1 sat without support at 9 months old. She walked at 2 years.

CasePreviousTesting:Patient 1 was given a conventional cytogenetic analysis. The chromosomal analyses (46,XX) and array CGH results (BlueGnome CytoChip ISCA 4×180K v1.0; Agilent Human Genome CGH Microarray 180K) were normal. Patient 1 was also given a methylation-specific MLPA to exclude a Temple syndrome, which is also characterized by weight gain and precocious puberty. In addition, Prader-Willi syndrome was ruled out by methylation testing. This syndrome is another imprinting disease causing obesity and intellectual disability.

PreviouslyPublished:Not previously published

GenotypingMethod:Whole-exome sequencing analysis of the entire exome was conducted for Patient 1. Whole-genome sequencing showed heterozygosity in Patient 1, which was confirmed by Sanger sequencing. Macrocephalic syndrome genes including PTEN, NSD1, NFIX, SETBP1, RAI1, and PHF6 were analyzed, and no additional variants of interest (pathogenic, likely pathogenic, or variants of uncertain significance) were observed.

Gene:MECP2

Variant:c. 1162_1172del (p. Pro388*), heterozygosity, frameshift.

HGVS:NM_004992.3

ClinVarID:Not found

CAID:CA1139667881

gnomAD:Not found

MultipleGeneVariants:Not provided