Salient features of our patient cohort with Majeed syndrome.
| Patients | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | M | M | F | M | M |
| Consanguinity | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Genotype | Homozygous 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 | |||||
| Father | NA | Carrier | Carrier | Father deceased | Carrier |
| c.2041delT | c.2174+4_2174+5del | c.1620+5G>C | |||
| Mother | NA | Carrier | Carrier | Carrier | Carrier |
| c.2041delT | c.2174+4_2174+5del | c.1961G>A | c.1620+5G>C | ||
| Age at onset | 8 d | 7 d | 8 m | 8 m | 2 m |
| Age at diagnosis | 3 y | 11 y 6 m | 13 y 10 m | 12 y 10 m | 14 y 4 m |
| Clinical features | |||||
| Failure to thrive | + | + | + | + | + |
| Irritability | + | + | - | + | + |
| Motor delay | + | + | - | - | + |
| CRMO | |||||
| Bone pain/swelling | + | + | + | + | + |
| Arthritis | + | + | + | + | + |
| Recurrent fever | + | + | - | - | + |
| Anemia | + | + | + | + | + |
| Skina | + | - | - | + | - |
| (pustular) | (EN) | ||||
| Other features | Recurrent diarrhea | Hepatomegaly, massive splenomegaly | Recurrent unilateral ear discharge | - | Recurrent abdominal pain |
| Laboratory findings (range from onset to diagnosis) | |||||
| Hemoglobin, g/L | 83–112 | 56–61 | 61–107 | 90–126 | 70–108 |
| MCV, fL (ref: 83–101) | 63.9–75.7 | 56.6–59 | 45.6–62.82 | 60.2–78.4 | 55–82 |
| MCH, pg (ref: 27–32) | 20.3–25.8 | 19.8b | 15.1–20.74 | 21–27.9 | 16–26 |
| Peripheral smear | Microcytic hypochromic with target cells | Microcytic hypochromic anisocytic | Microcytic hypochromic anisocytic | Microcytic hypochromic anisocytic | Microcytic hypochromic anisocytic with target cells |
| WBC, × 109/L | 4.7–12.5 | 3.0–5.2 | 6.2–17 | 5.1–24.2 | 6.2–16.4 |
| Platelet, × 109/L | 290–443 | 230–520 | 340–860 | 240–580 | 490–1020 |
| CRP, mg/L | 310–980 | Positivec | ND | 24.6–67 | 810–1340 |
| ESR, mm/h | 25–105 | 36–105 | 30–145 | 10–108 | 16–96 |
| Iron studies | |||||
| Serum iron, μmol/L | ND | 2.33 | ND | 6.62 | 3.94 |
| TIBC, μmol/L | ND | 28.11 | ND | 53.89 | 57.46 |
| TS, % | ND | 8.28 | ND | 12.2 | 6.85 |
| Serum ferritin, μg/L | ND | ND | 56.6 | 93 | 114 |
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.