Table 1.

Salient features of our patient cohort with Majeed syndrome.

Patients12345
SexMMFMM
ConsanguinityYesYesNoYesYes
GenotypeHomozygous
c.2206C>T; p.Arg736Cys
Homozygous
c.2041delT ; p.Trp681Glyfs*14
Homozygous
c.2174+4_2174+5del
Homozygous
c.1961G>A;p.Gly654Asp
Homozygous
c.1620+5G>C
Parental genotype
FatherNACarrierCarrierFather deceasedCarrier
c.2041delTc.2174+4_2174+5delc.1620+5G>C
MotherNACarrierCarrierCarrierCarrier
c.2041delTc.2174+4_2174+5delc.1961G>Ac.1620+5G>C
Age at onset8 d7 d8 m8 m2 m
Age at diagnosis3 y11 y 6 m13 y 10 m12 y 10 m14 y 4 m
Clinical features
    Failure to thrive+++++
    Irritability++-++
    Motor delay++--+
    CRMO
      Bone pain/swelling+++++
      Arthritis+++++
      Recurrent fever++--+
    Anemia+++++
    Skina+--+-
(pustular)(EN)
Other featuresRecurrent diarrheaHepatomegaly, massive splenomegalyRecurrent unilateral ear discharge-Recurrent abdominal pain
Laboratory findings (range from onset to diagnosis)
    Hemoglobin, g/L83–11256–6161–10790–12670–108
    MCV, fL (ref: 83–101)63.9–75.756.6–5945.6–62.8260.2–78.455–82
    MCH, pg (ref: 27–32)20.3–25.819.8b15.1–20.7421–27.916–26
    Peripheral smearMicrocytic hypochromic with target cellsMicrocytic hypochromic anisocyticMicrocytic hypochromic anisocyticMicrocytic hypochromic anisocyticMicrocytic hypochromic anisocytic with target cells
    WBC, × 109/L4.7–12.53.0–5.26.2–175.1–24.26.2–16.4
    Platelet, × 109/L290–443230–520340–860240–580490–1020
    CRP, mg/L310–980PositivecND24.6–67810–1340
    ESR, mm/h25–10536–10530–14510–10816–96
    Iron studies
      Serum iron, μmol/LND2.33ND6.623.94
      TIBC, μmol/LND28.11ND53.8957.46
      TS, %ND8.28ND12.26.85
      Serum ferritin, μg/LNDND56.693114
  • Patients 1, 2, 4 and 5 are born of first-cousin marriage.

  • ↵aSee Figure 2.

  • ↵b1 value available.

  • ↵cQualitative. CRMO: chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis; CRP: C-reactive protein; d: days; EN: erythema nodosum; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; m: months; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; NA: not available; ND: not done; TIBC: total iron binding capacity; TS: transferrin saturation; WBC: white blood cell; y: years.