Female, age 24, with global developmental delay, intellectual disability, brain abnormality (Arnold-Chiari type I malformation), overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism), and brittle bones (osteopenia)
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Female, age 13, with immune deficiency, joint pain (arthralgia), inflammation of the blood vessels in the eye (retinal vasculitis), and recurrent inflammation of the liver (hepatitis) caused by a change in the GDF11 gene
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Male, age 1, with abnormal white matter of the brain (leukodystrophy), global developmental delay, abnormal brain electrical activity, and eye abnormalities (visual impairment, optic atrophy, esotropia)
Read MoreFemale, age 24, with chronic high blood pressure (hypertension) and autonomic nervous system dysfunction (dysautonomia)
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Female, age 12, with a history of seizures, brain imaging abnormalities, behavioral features (ADHD, hallucinations, and sleepwalking), mild to moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, and distinctive facial features
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Male, age 13, with a history of seizures, involuntary muscle contractions (dystonia), irregular and involuntary jerky movements on one side of the body (hemiballismus), difficulty walking (gait disturbance), and brain imaging abnormalities caused by a change in the EIF2AK2 gene
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Male, age 7, with global developmental delay, muscle weakness, hand tremor, increased tone in lower limbs (hypertonia), and facial differences caused by a change in the ZNF865 gene.
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Male, age 4, with global developmental delay, low muscle tone of the trunk (hypotonia), seizures, a history of clubbed feet (bilateral talipes equinovarus), and head turned persistently to the right (torticollis)
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Female, age 4, with seizure-like episodes, laryngeal cleft, difficulty swallowing (dysphagia), events of low blood sugar (recurrent hypoglycemia), and an abnormal brain MRI caused by a change in the MBD5 gene.
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Female, age 5 with seizures (tonic seizures and spasms) that are resistant to treatment (refractory), global developmental delay, autism, and intermittent problems with coordination (gait ataxia)