Table 3 Spectrum of phenotypes observed in patients with telomeropathies and pathogenic TERTp variants

From: Pathogenic TERT promoter variants in telomere diseases

 

Age

Sex

TL

Primary diagnosis

Spectrum of phenotypes related to telomeropathies

     

Pulmonary fibrosis

Marrow failure

Liver disease

Isolated cytopenia

Patients

USP79

46

M

<1st

IPF

x

 

x

 

NIH20

61

M

<1st

IPF

x

 

x

 

NIH31

57

F

<10th

IPF

x

x

x

 

NIH37

65

F

<1st

IPF

x

   

NIH43

24

F

<1st

MAA

 

x

  

NIH46

39

M

<1st

IPF

x

x

xa

 

NIH53

30

M

<1st

MAA

 

x

x

 

NIH93

38

M

<1st

MAA

 

x

x

 

NIH98

25

F

Normal

MAA

 

x

  

Relatives

USP26

17

M

<1st

Asymptomatic

   

x

USP41

63

M

Normal

Asymptomatic

    

NIH07

71

M

<1st

Asymptomatic

    

NIH95

72

F

<1st

Asymptomatic

    

NIH61

44

F

<1st

MAA

 

x

  
    

Frequency (%)

36

50

42

7

  1. AA aplastic anemia, DC dyskeratosis congenita, F female, IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, M male, MAA moderate AA, TL telomere length below the first (<1st) or tenth (<10th) percentile of age-matched controls.
  2. aPatient with mild steatosis.