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Table 1 Genetic, psychopathological, and neurocognitive subject characteristics of the subjects

From: EHMT1 mosaicism in apparently unaffected parents is associated with autism spectrum disorder and neurocognitive dysfunction

 

Subject 1

Subject 2

Subject 3

Sex/age (years)

Male/44

Female/43

Male/39

Genetic defect

[EHMT1 mosaicism]

∼ 60 kb deletion

exons 5–17 EHMT1

40% mosaicism in blood lymphocytes and buccal swab

∼ 200 kb deletion

exons 1–5 EHMT1

80% mosaicism buccal swab

∼ 200 kb deletion

exon 1 EHMT1

60% mosaicism blood lymphocytes

VABS (maximum score)

 Communication (134)

134

121

132

 Daily living skills (184)

184

176

177

 Socialization (132)

132

118

132

 Raw score (450)

450

415

441

 Mean developmental age in years

> 12

> 12

> 12

ADOS module 4 (cutoff score)

 Communication (2)

4

2

2

 Social interaction (4)

7

10

9

 Total score (7)

11

12

11

 Classification

Autism spectrum disorder

Autism spectrum disorder

Autism spectrum disorder

Mini PAS-ADD

 Major depressive disorder

Past

Present and past

Present and past

 Anxiety disorder

–

Present and past

–

 (Hypo)mania

–

–

–

 Obsessive compulsive disorder

–

Present and past

–

 Psychosis

–

Present and past

–

 Unspecified disorder

–

–

–

 Autism spectrum disorder

–

–

–

CANTAB *

 MOT mean latency

85–90%

40–45%

80–85%

 MOT error

70–75%

95–100%

40–45%

 PRM

20–25%

0–5%

70–75%

 IED error

30–35%

10–15%

10–15%

 IED completed stages

15–20%

5–10%

10–15%

 PAL

55–60%

0–5%

75–80%

  1. VABS Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, mini PAS-ADD Psychiatric Assessment Schedules for Adults with Developmental Disabilities, CANTAB Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery, MOT Motor Screening Test, PRM Pattern Recognition Memory, IED Intra-Extra Dimensional, PAL Paired Associate Learning
  2. *The percentages represent the subjects’ performance compared to the normative group. For example, a subject score of 10% means that 90% of the normative group has better scores on this item